John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837)

Cottages at Epsom

Details

John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837)
Cottages at Epsom
inscribed and dated 'Epsom 1806' (on the reverse)
pencil
4¼ x 7 in. (10.8 x 17.8 cm.)

Provenance

Possibly Maria Louisa Constable.
Hugh Golding Constable.
Brooke Lambert, 1890 (according to an an inscription on an old mount). Harold Day.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 13 March 1986, lot 84.

Literature

H. Day, Constable Drawings, Eastbourne, 1975, p. 33, pl. 19.
G. Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, London, 1996, no. 06.95, pl. 473.

Lot Essay

This drawing was made during Constable's visit to Epsom, during the Summer of 1806 when he stayed with his cousins the Gubbins (see entry for lot 13). A drawing of Epsom Church, inscribed 'Epsom book 1806', that measures exactly the same size as the present drawing is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (no. E 191-1948). An oil study made at Epsom, dating from Constable's second visit to Epsom three years later is in the Tate Gallery (see G. Reynolds, op.cit. no. 09.8, pl. 750).

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