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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1970.149
People
John Constable, British (E. Bergholt, England 1776 - 1837 London, England)
Title
A Lady at a Window
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Portrait of the Artist's Sister; Portrait of a Woman Seated by a Window
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1806
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296262

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper
Dimensions
22.4 x 17.4 cm (8 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: Posthorn on shield

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
1970
Object Number
1970.149
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press (New Haven, CT and London, England, 1996), cat. no. 06.141, pl. 516, also p. 98

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