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Museum number: 1888,0215.32
Description: Harnham bridge; a single arched stone bridge over a river which flows into the foreground, pollard willows near the left bank, houses adjoining the bridge at r, a man sawing wood under a tree, another entering a door, and a third pulling a boat to him with a boathook, a cart passes over the bridge. 1829 Pen and grey ink, with watercolour
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Production date: 1829
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Dimensions: Height: 228 millimetres; Width: 330 millimetres
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Curator's comments: This watercolour was made in 1829 when Constable was working on his famous views of Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows. See T. Wilcox, 'Constable and Salisbury: The Soul of Landscape', Scala, 2011, pp. 124-9.
Bibliographic references: Reynolds 1996, 1984 / The early paintings and drawings of John Constable/The later paintings and drawings by John Constable (29(29)); Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain (29)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 2011 May-Sep, Salisbury & Sth Wiltshire Mus, Constable and Salisbury
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Acquisition date: 1888
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1888,0215.32
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Free entry