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A ship under sail

Watercolour
24 April, 1803 (made)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour and pencil drawing of a ship in sail, roughly sketched.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA ship under sail (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Watercolour, A ship under sail by John Constable, watercolour and pencil, 1803
Physical description
Watercolour and pencil drawing of a ship in sail, roughly sketched.
Dimensions
  • Height: 205mm
  • Width: 255mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • H& W below a horn in a cartouche (On laid paper watermarked.)
  • '... ton 24 Apl. 1803' (Inscribed along lower edge in pencil (in part illegible) by the artist)
Historical context
In 1803 Constable exhibited four works at the Royal Academy. In April he made the trip from London to Deal in the East Indiaman Coutts. He took leave of Farington before going into Essex on 20 June (Greig, Vol. II, p. 111).

[G Reynolds]
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 48-51.
Other number
41 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
809-1888

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Record createdJune 5, 2009
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