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The Lock
Draughtsman: Constable, John
History note: Isabel Constable to Clifford Constable, her nephew, and from him (?) to J. Calm in 1899 (see letter in File from C. Constable to J. Calm dated 2 February 1899); J.P. Heseltine, 1902 (Lugt 1508); sold Sotheby's, 25 March 1920, lot ?, bt. by P.M. Turner
Bequeathed 1950.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1951) by Turner, Percy Moore
Production date: circa AD 1826
Sepia wash
White bodycolour
Graphite
Support
composed of
paper
Centre Sheet
Height 257 mm
Width 311 mm
Left Sheet
Height 257 mm
Width 56 mm
Overall Size
Height 287 mm
Width 364 mm
Top Sheet
Height 33 mm
Width 364 mm
Drawing (image-making) : Reed pen and sepia wash, graphite and traces of white heightening, on paper (paper creased in centre with two additional strips of paper added)
Accession number: PD.11-1951
Primary reference Number: 14961
Lugt: 1508
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Lock" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14961 Accessed: 2024-12-18 20:44:23
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