Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Maker
(artist)
1776-1837
1776-1837
Title
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
Date of Production
(circa) 1800
Medium
graphite, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 10 cm
Width: 17.7 cm
Width: 17.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3532
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
Thomas Agnew & Sons (London), March-April 1944, no. 104; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
71st annual exhibition of water-colour drawings, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 01/03/1944-01/04/1944
Literature
Reynolds, Graham, The early paintings and drawings of John Constable, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1996
no. 00.11 on p. 27
pl. 100
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 11
no. 00.11 on p. 27
pl. 100
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 11
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper left corner: fragment of top of Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite, date underlined, hard to read, dated: "about 1800 / When on a visit [?] The Sh [?or Fra?]"; lower centre, graphite: "K5"; lower right, brown ink: "about 1800 –". Backing card (removed), Verso: "The Castle / 104 / Agnews 71 Exhn / March April 1944".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite, date underlined, hard to read, dated: "about 1800 / When on a visit [?] The Sh [?or Fra?]"; lower centre, graphite: "K5"; lower right, brown ink: "about 1800 –". Backing card (removed), Verso: "The Castle / 104 / Agnews 71 Exhn / March April 1944".
Collector's mark: none.
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