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The demolition or repair of old houses in Salisbury

Drawing
20 November 1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Salisbury (made)

Sketch of run-down houses in Salisbury.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Architecture
Watercolours
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe demolition or repair of old houses in Salisbury (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, black chalk and light watercolour washes
Pencil
Black Chalk
Watercolour (Paint)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Wash
Brief description
Drawing, 'The demolition or repair of old houses in Salisbury' by Constable.
Physical description
Sketch of run-down houses in Salisbury.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Width: 33.7cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Sarum 20 Novr 1829' (Inscribed in lower right corner in pencil.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'Constable was elected R.A. on 10 February 1829. He exhibited 'Hadleigh Castle' (now in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; see No. 127 [D.234-1888] in this Catalogue) and a landscape of a "rich cottage". He paid his last two visits to Fisher at Salisbury, in July and in November. His preparations for English Landscape Scenery got under way in this year: the earliest letter on the subject to Lucas printed by Shirley (S.: L., p. 20) is dated 28 August 1829.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.190]
Subject depicted
Houses
Place depicted
Salisbury
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 190-193
  • Feaver, William, Lucian Freud on John Constable, London, British Council, 2003
Other number
317, plate 237 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
254-1888

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Record createdJuly 19, 2006
Record URL
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