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Arundel Mill and Castle.

Drawing
09/07/1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sketch of a mill and castle amongst trees and foliage.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleArundel Mill and Castle. (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, 'Arundel Mill and Castle' by John Constable., pencil on paper, 1835
Physical description
Sketch of a mill and castle amongst trees and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 18.1cm
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • Arundel Castle & Mill

    Note
    Inscribed at top left in pencil by the artist

  • Arundel Mill July 9 1835

    Note
    Inscribed below on right by the artist.

Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1835 Constable's sole exhibit at the Royal Academy was 'The Valley Farm' (see Nos. 373-377 [143-1888, 140-1888, 1249-1888, 1248-1888, 600-1888]). He visited George Constable at Arundel in July. He visited Worcester (where paintings by him had been exhibited in July) to give three lectures, in October.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 221]
Subject depicted
Castle
Place depicted
Arundel
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 338
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 221, 225
  • Andrew Loukes, Constable at Petworth , [England] : National Trust, 2014.
Other number
379, plate 274 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
260-1888

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Record createdJuly 11, 2006
Record URL
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