AMICA ID:
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MMA_.50.145.8
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Constable, John
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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British, 1776-1837
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Creator Name-CRT:
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John Constable
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Title:
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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1825
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Creation Start Date:
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1823
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Creation End Date:
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1827
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Materials and Techniques:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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34 5/8 x 44 in. (87.9 x 111.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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50.145.8
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
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Rights:
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Context:
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Constable's normal practice was to make full-scale oil sketches for his finished paintings. The present picture was done as a study for the painting of 1826 in the Frick Collection, New York. The figures on the left are the bishop of Salisbury and his wife, Mrs. Fisher. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ep50.145.8.R.tif
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