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John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Sheet of Sketches with Verses from Burns
23 Oct. 1832
Image Caption
John Constable, Sheet of Sketches with Verses from Burns, 23 Oct. 1832, pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash wash on white laid paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.51
Medium
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash wash on white laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/8 x 6 3/16 in. (19.4 x 15.7 cm)
Object Number
2007.8.51
Acquisition
Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007
Status
Off View
Select Bibliography
Checkland, Sarah Jane. "A rush for poetic English drawings". 07/13/1988. Parris, Leslie. Constable: A New York Private Collection. New York: Published Privately, 1994. Reynolds, Graham. The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable. 2 vol. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 1996. Pionk, Richard C. and Margaret Somers. Constable. Salmagundi Club, October 14 - November 2, 2000. New York, Salmagundi Club. 2000. Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Sale, Christie’s, London, 12 July 1988, no. 19, sold to Oscar & Peter Johnson, Ltd., London, as agent for Manton; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1988–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.