Detail View: The AMICA Library: Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.50.145.8
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Name: 
Constable, John
Creator Nationality: 
European; British
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
British, 1776-1837
Creator Name-CRT: 
John Constable
Title: 
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
ca. 1825
Creation Start Date: 
1823
Creation End Date: 
1827
Materials and Techniques: 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 
34 5/8 x 44 in. (87.9 x 111.8 cm)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
50.145.8
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Rights: 
Context: 

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: 
MMA_.ep50.145.8.R.tif