Flatford Lock
after John Constable, RA (East Bergholt 1776 - London 1837)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1814 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
997 x 1257 mm (39 1/4 x 49 1/2 in.)
Place of origin
Suffolk
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515780
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Flatford Lock after John Constable, RA (East Bergholt 1776 – London 1837). River landscape, the River Stour with Flatford Lock with the bridge and Bridge Cottage beyond. Trees to the left and right, two boys on the bank in the centre, fishing.
Provenance
Assuming this was the original: bought by James Carpenter at the British Institution in 1814 ;....; Col.Unthank 1897; this version: William Hartree, sold Christie’s 25 April 1918, lot 96. bought in; .....; date of acquisition by Lord Fairhaven is unknown;
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Label: Hartree Family Collection; Exh. Royal Academy 1811; British Institution 1813; Salon, Paris, s.d. Verso: Back of stretcher: Christie’s 25 April 1918, lot 96 stencil
Makers and roles
after John Constable, RA (East Bergholt 1776 - London 1837), artist
References
John Constable Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings exh. cat.(ed. Leslie Parris et al) Tate Gallery, 1976, p.84, illustrated p.85