Shipping under a cloudy sky in the Thames
Watercolour
April 1803 (made)
April 1803 (made)
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A watercolour and pencil drawing, roughly sketched, with areas of thin wash, showing a line of ships with billowing sails.
Object details
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| Title | Shipping under a cloudy sky in the Thames (popular title) |
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| Brief description | Watercolour, Shipping under a cloudy sky in the Thames by John Constable, watercolour and pencil, 1803 |
| Physical description | A watercolour and pencil drawing, roughly sketched, with areas of thin wash, showing a line of ships with billowing sails. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Britannia in a cartouche, surmounted by a crown (On laid paper watermarked) |
| 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] |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 48-51. |
| Other number | 43 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 807-1888 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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