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A plough at Bewdley.

Drawing
14 October 1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Worcestershire (made)

Pencil sketch of a plow.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
drawing
TitleA plough at Bewdley. (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, A plough at Bewdley, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1835
Physical description
Pencil sketch of a plow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.125in
  • Width: 11.25in
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Worcestershire Plough' (Inscribed at the top left in pencil by the artist.)
  • 'Bewdley 14 October 1935 Worcestershire.' (Inscribed below on left also in pencil 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
Plow
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 221, 230
  • Feaver, William, Lucian Freud on John Constable, London, British Council, 2003
Other number
384, plate 276 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
836-1888

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Record createdJuly 19, 2006
Record URL
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