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Chatsworth Park

Drawing
August 17 1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

pencil and sepia wash drawing on hills and trees.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleChatsworth Park (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and sepia wash
Brief description
Drawing,, Chatsworth Park, by John Constable, pencil and sepia wash, 1801
Physical description
pencil and sepia wash drawing on hills and trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 171mm
  • Width: 257mm
  • Height: 7in
  • Width: 10 1/8in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Chatsworth Park Augst 17' (Inscribed at top right in pencil by the artist)
  • ?2 (Truncated serial number, perhaps 2)
  • 'Augst 17th' (On back in ink in another hand)
  • 'M.L.C' (Inscribed on back in pencil [Maria Louisa Constable])
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]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 41-44
Other number
24 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
602-1888

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
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