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

A Kiln on the Hornsey Road, London

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John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837)
A Kiln on the Hornsey Road, London
inscribed and dated 'Kiln on the Hornsey Road/July 14. 1797' (on the reverse) and with a further inscription 'Kiln on the Hornsey Rd./1797/London/J Constable' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, watermark 'BUTTANSHAW/1795'
7.7/8 x 12 in. (20/1 x 32.5 cm.)

Provenance

unidentified sale, Christie's London, 1962.
Harold A.E. Day, 1964.

Literature

H. Day, Constable Drawings, Eastbourne, 1975, pl. 2. G. Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, New Haven and London, 1996, p. no. 97.2, pl. 38.

Lot Essay

Throughout 1797, Constable continued with his experiments in etching and collected a number of subscribers for J.T. Smiths, Remarks on Rural Scenery, which was published in July of that year. In the Autumn he stayed with Smith in London and appeared resigned to working in his father's business, Smith had also been asked to encourage him to do so by his parents, see Reynolds, op.cit., preceding no. 97.1.

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