A river scene with a farmhouse near the water's edge
River scene with figures and a boat, trees and a cottage.
Inscribed in ink on the reverse in what is thought to be Isabel Constable’s hand, over a half-erased ink inscription: ‘Dec. 27.41 (?) The erased part has been read as ‘the Farm)
- 99
- 1835
- V&A
- Oil on Canvas
- Oil on Canvas, 1835, V&A
- Flatford
- Less Known
- 51.95787,1.02151
Details
In these last few years Constable appears to have made a number of studio sketches such as this, the subjects of which had occupied him since his youth, river scenes, cottages and landscapes. Â Why such sketches were made is not clear as none seem to be preparatory studies for known finished paintings.
Donated to the V&A by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist in 1888
*Isabel Constable was the last surviving daughter of the painter and she gave the contents of her father’s studio to the Victoria & Albert Museum, making them the principal collector of Constable’s work which included 395 oil paintings, sketches, drawings, watercolours and sketchbooks.
- 99
- 1835
- V&A
- Oil on Canvas
- Oil on Canvas, 1835, V&A
- Flatford
- Less Known
- 51.95787,1.02151