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Knowle Hall

Drawing
13/09/1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Page from a sketch book. Drawing of Knowle Hall and its reflection in a body of water.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKnowle Hall (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper.
Brief description
Drawing of Knowle Hall, Warwickshire by John Constable, 1820, Great Britain. Reynolds cat. no. 199.
Physical description
Page from a sketch book. Drawing of Knowle Hall and its reflection in a body of water.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Width: 18.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Knowle Hall Warwickshire Sepr. 13th 1820 (Inscribed in top left corner by the artist)
  • Residence of Lord Brooke who was killed at the seige of Litchfield. - Knowle Hall (Inscribed on the back in ink in another hand)
  • Hinge (Inscribed on the back in lighter ink at top right.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
In 1820 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Stratford Mill' (now in the collection of Sir Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan) and 'A View of Harwich Lighthouse' (see No. 142 [302-1888] above).
He stayed with Fisher at Salisbury in July and August, settled his wife and children at Hampstead by 1 September, and paid a brief visit to Malvern Hall.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 127]
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 300
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 127, 132, 134
Other number
199, plate 151 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
617-1888

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Record createdJuly 10, 2006
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