Landscape with cows and trees
Drawing
28 June 1803 (drawn)
28 June 1803 (drawn)
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A detailed drawing in pencil and watercolour, showing cows gathered in front of a cluster of trees.
Object details
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| Title | Landscape with cows and trees (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | John Constable, Landscape with cows and trees, 1803, Reynolds cat. no. 51 |
| Physical description | A detailed drawing in pencil and watercolour, showing cows gathered in front of a cluster of trees. |
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| 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 | 51 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 627-1888 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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