Hellvellyn
Watercolour
21 September 1806 (made)
21 September 1806 (made)
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Image of Helvellyn, a mountain in the English Lake District.
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Title | Hellvellyn (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | watercolour and pencil on paper |
Brief description | Watercolour, 'Hellvellyn', John Constable, Great Britain, 1806 |
Physical description | Image of Helvellyn, a mountain in the English Lake District. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Hellvel [deleted] Helvellin 21st Sepr. 1806 - rain [deleted] evening - stormy with slight rain. (Inscribed on the back in pencil by the artist, with deletions as shown.) |
Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist |
Historical context | 'Constable's only exhibit at the Royal Academy in 1806 was No. 65 [169-1888]. In June he was at East Bergholt, as is attested by Nos. 66 and 67 [224-1888 and 346-1888]. In the autumn he paid a visit of some two months to the Lake District and made many drawings, among them Nos. 72-94 [794-1888, 348-1888, 192-1888, 812-1888, 170-1888, 185-1888, 188-1888, 184-1888, 187-1888, 178-1888, 179-1888, 177-1888, 193-1888, 183-1888, 1256-1888, 596-1888, 181-1888, 182-1888, 1257-1888, 811-1888, 349-1888]. G Reynolds, 1973, p. 56 |
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Other number | 73, plate 40. - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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Accession number | 348-1888 |
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Record created | July 26, 2006 |
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