Sketch for The Valley Farm
Oil Painting
ca. 1814 or 1835 (painted)
ca. 1814 or 1835 (painted)
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This study is related to a painting entitled The Ferry, exhibited in 1814. However, Constable may have painted it twenty years later, when he returned to the subject for The Valley Farm, exhibited in 1835. The house in the background is that of Willy Lott, a tenant farmer who lived there for over 80 years.
Object details
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| Title | Sketch for <i>The Valley Farm</i> (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Sketch for The Valley Farm', John Constable, ca. 1835 |
| Physical description | View of a figure seated, punting beside a wood. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Object history | Given by Isabel Constable, 1888 |
| Historical context | 'In 1835 Constable's sole exhibit at the Royal Academy was 'The Valley Farm' (see Nos. 373-377 [143-1888, 140-1888, 1249-1888, 1248-1888, 600-1888]). He visited George Constable at Arundel in July. He visited Worcester (where paintings by him had been exhibited in July) to give three lectures, in October.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 221] |
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| Summary | This study is related to a painting entitled The Ferry, exhibited in 1814. However, Constable may have painted it twenty years later, when he returned to the subject for The Valley Farm, exhibited in 1835. The house in the background is that of Willy Lott, a tenant farmer who lived there for over 80 years. |
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| Other number | 374, plate 269 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 140-1888 |
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| Record created | July 24, 2003 |
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