John Constable
A View on the Banks of the River Stour at Flatford

ArtistBritish, 1776–1837
CultureBritish
Titles
  • A View on the Banks of the River Stour at Flatford
Datec. 1809–1816
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on board, laid down on panel
DimensionsPanel: 9 3/4 × 12 7/16 in. (24.8 × 31.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, gift of Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in memory of James Chillman, Jr., the first Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Object number2017.30
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
219 Blanton Gallery
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ProvenanceApparently from the collection of the artist's daughter, Isabel Constable (1822-88); Ashmead Barlet collection; [Ashmead Bartlet sale, Christie's]; Frank Bulkeley Smith (1864-1918), Worcester, Mass.; [his sale, The Plaza Hotel, New York, The Widely Known Collection of the Connoisseur, the Late Frank Bulkeley Smith..., April 22-23, 1920, Lot 84 (as A Lanscape: Sun and Shower, 1825); purchased through W.W. Seaman as agent for William R. Timken (1866-1949); purchased from the Timken Collection through Parke-Bernet by Mrs. Robert Cummins Stuart III (Rosa Allen), later Mrs. Thomas Walter Williams, 1927-1955; bequeathed to her graddaughter, Francita Stuart, 1955-2017; given to MFAH, 2017.
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