Matlock High Tor
Drawing
August 4, 1801 (made)
August 4, 1801 (made)
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Pencil and sepia wash drawing, showing a hill and cliff edge
Object details
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| Title | Matlock High Tor (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | lithography. pencil and sepia wash. |
| Brief description | Drawing, Matlock High Tor, by John Constable, pencil and sepia wash, 1801 |
| Physical description | Pencil and sepia wash drawing, showing a hill and cliff edge |
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| Historical context | 'In 1801 Constable painted for Mr. Jon Reade a view of 'Old Hall, East Bergholt' (see note following No. 32, and No, 42a). Nos. 21-32 are pages from the sketchbook he used on his visit to Derbyshire in the same year.' [G Reynolds] |
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| Bibliographic reference | G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 41-44 |
| Other number | 21 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 247A-1888 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2009 |
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