Willy Lott's house, East Bergholt
Maker
(artist)
1776-1837
1776-1837
Title
Willy Lott's house, East Bergholt
Date of Production
(circa) 1812 - 1813
Medium
graphite on three sheets of wove paper joined together
Dimensions
Height: 20.1 cm
Width: 28.4 cm
Width: 28.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1505
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
from the estate of the artist [according to 1892 sale catalogue] to the Countess of Strafford; her sale, Christie's 30 November 1892, lot 85 (as 'A Cottage with trees'); bought in; Frederick Anthony White, London (1842-before 1934); Leggatt Bros (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Discover Constable and the Hay Wain, National Gallery, London, 17/10/2024-02/02/2025
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977 ...More
Constable's country, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, 05/06/1976-27/06/1976
Constable: paintings, watercolours and drawings, Tate Gallery, London, 18/02/1976-25/04/1976
Landscape in Britain c. 1750-1850, Tate Gallery, London, 20/11/1973-03/02/1974
Constable, Bonington, C. Pissarro, Stafford Gallery, London, 31/05/1939-17/06/1939
Richard Wilson and John Constable, Oxford Arts Club, 26/10/1937-18/11/1937 ...Less
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977 ...More
Constable's country, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, 05/06/1976-27/06/1976
Constable: paintings, watercolours and drawings, Tate Gallery, London, 18/02/1976-25/04/1976
Landscape in Britain c. 1750-1850, Tate Gallery, London, 20/11/1973-03/02/1974
Constable, Bonington, C. Pissarro, Stafford Gallery, London, 31/05/1939-17/06/1939
Richard Wilson and John Constable, Oxford Arts Club, 26/10/1937-18/11/1937 ...Less
Literature
Reynolds, Graham, The early paintings and drawings of John Constable, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1996
no. 13.20. on p. 186
pl. 1082
Bermingham, Ann, Landscape and ideology: the English rustic tradition 1740-1860, London: Thames and Hudson, 1987
p. 124
Illus. on p. 124, fig. 55
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 73
Illus. on p. 171 ...More
Rosenthal, Michael, Constable: the painter and his landscape, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1983
p. 69
fig. 78
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 113
p. 112
Parris, Leslie, The Tate Gallery Constable Collection: a catalogue, London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1981
pp. 157-58
fig. 2
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 39
Constable: paintings, watercolours & drawings, Tate Gallery, 18 February - 25 April 1976 London: Tate Gallery 1976
no. 115
repr.
Fleming-Williams, Ian, Constable: landscape watercolours & drawings, London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1976
p. 44
fig. 30
Landscape in Britain c. 1750-1850, Tate Gallery, London, 1973-1974
no. 226
repr.
Rhyne, Charles, 'Fresh Light on John Constable' in Apollo, March 1968
p. 229
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 10
Constable, Bonington, C. Pissarro, Stafford Gallery, London, 1939
cat. no. 55
dated 1804, but this impossible due to the 1807 watermark
Riding, Christine, Mary McMahon, Jenny Gaschke, Anne Lyles, Emma Roodhouse, and National Gallery (Great Britain), Discover Constable and the Hay Wain, London: National Gallery, 2024.
Fig. 70 on p. 97 ...Less
no. 13.20. on p. 186
pl. 1082
Bermingham, Ann, Landscape and ideology: the English rustic tradition 1740-1860, London: Thames and Hudson, 1987
p. 124
Illus. on p. 124, fig. 55
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 73
Illus. on p. 171 ...More
Rosenthal, Michael, Constable: the painter and his landscape, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1983
p. 69
fig. 78
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 113
p. 112
Parris, Leslie, The Tate Gallery Constable Collection: a catalogue, London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1981
pp. 157-58
fig. 2
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 39
Constable: paintings, watercolours & drawings, Tate Gallery, 18 February - 25 April 1976 London: Tate Gallery 1976
no. 115
repr.
Fleming-Williams, Ian, Constable: landscape watercolours & drawings, London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1976
p. 44
fig. 30
Landscape in Britain c. 1750-1850, Tate Gallery, London, 1973-1974
no. 226
repr.
Rhyne, Charles, 'Fresh Light on John Constable' in Apollo, March 1968
p. 229
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 10
Constable, Bonington, C. Pissarro, Stafford Gallery, London, 1939
cat. no. 55
dated 1804, but this impossible due to the 1807 watermark
Riding, Christine, Mary McMahon, Jenny Gaschke, Anne Lyles, Emma Roodhouse, and National Gallery (Great Britain), Discover Constable and the Hay Wain, London: National Gallery, 2024.
Fig. 70 on p. 97 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: left sheet, left centre edge: "STROUD & Co". Centre sheet, right of centre: "RUSHMILL / 1807". Right sheet, right centre edge: looks like filigree, Rhyne suggested it was “JW”.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
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