Warehouses and shipping on the Orwell at Ipswich
Drawing
5 October 1803 (drawn)
5 October 1803 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing in pencil and watercolour, showing a harbour with moored boats and warehouses.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Warehouses and shipping on the Orwell at Ipswich (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | John Constable, Warehouses and shipping on the Orwell at Ipswich, 1803, Reynolds cat. no. 52 |
| Physical description | Drawing in pencil and watercolour, showing a harbour with moored boats and warehouses. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '5 Oct - 1803 Ipswich' (Inscribed on the back in pencil 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 | 52 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 626-1888 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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