Salisbury Cathedral: the west front
Drawing
September 1811 (made)
September 1811 (made)
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Pencil drawing of the west front of Salisbury Cathedral.
Object details
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| Title | Salisbury Cathedral: the west front (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on laid paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'Salisbury Cathedral: the west front', by John Constable, pencil on laid paper, 1811 |
| Physical description | Pencil drawing of the west front of Salisbury Cathedral. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | o5 (Truncated watermark) |
| Historical context | 'In the year 1811 Constable's exhibits at the Royal Academy comprised 'Twilight', and 'Dedham Vale: morning' (now in the collection of Sir Richard Proby). He visited Suffolk in the spring and paid his first visit to Salisbury in the autumn: this was probably the occasion of his first meeting with John Fisher, who was to become his closest friend. His attachment to Maria Bicknell became known during this year, and he received her father's permission to write to her in October.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 69] |
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| Other number | 107, plate 74 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 832-1888 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2009 |
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