Windsor Castle from the river
Watercolour (Painting)
May 17, 1802 (made)
May 17, 1802 (made)
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Drawing, lightly sketched, of Windsor Castle in the distance, looking over the river. Several boats are in the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | Windsor Castle from the river (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and red chalk and watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, 'Windsor Castle from the river' by John Constable, penicl, red chalk and watercolour, 1802 |
| Physical description | Drawing, lightly sketched, of Windsor Castle in the distance, looking over the river. Several boats are in the foreground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'May 17. 1802. 7 - morning' (Inscribed in lower left corner in pencil by the artist.) |
| Historical context | 'Constable exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1802, his entry being called 'A Landscape'; this painting has not yet been identified. He visited Windsor in May (see Nos. 33-35), and was at East Bergholt in the summer and autumn.' [G Reynolds] |
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| Bibliographic reference | G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 44-45 |
| Other number | 33 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 804-1888 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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