A View at Salisbury from Archdeacon Fisher's House
Oil Painting
ca. 1829 (painted)
ca. 1829 (painted)
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Archdeacon Fisher was the nephew of the Bishop of Salisbury. He was one of Constable's closest friends. Constable probably painted this view from a window of Fisher's house. It was a spacious building, in the south-west of the cathedral Close, with a garden running down to the river.
Object details
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| Title | A View at Salisbury from Archdeacon Fisher's House (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil sketch, 'A view at Salisbury from Archdeacon Fisher's house' by Constable. |
| Physical description | Landscape view from a garden with green trees and green grass. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Object history | Given by Isabel Constable, 1888 |
| Historical context | 'Constable was elected R.A. on 10 February 1829. He exhibited 'Hadleigh Castle' (now in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; see No. 127 [D.234-1888] in this Catalogue) and a landscape of a "rich cottage". He paid his last two visits to Fisher at Salisbury, in July and in November. His preparations for English Landscape Scenery got under way in this year: the earliest letter on the subject to Lucas printed by Shirley (S.: L., p. 20) is dated 28 August 1829.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p.190] |
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| Summary | Archdeacon Fisher was the nephew of the Bishop of Salisbury. He was one of Constable's closest friends. Constable probably painted this view from a window of Fisher's house. It was a spacious building, in the south-west of the cathedral Close, with a garden running down to the river. |
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| Other number | 320, plate 229 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 320-1888 |
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| Record created | July 24, 2003 |
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