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

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Artist John Constable (British, 1776–1837)British, 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

Exposé

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Special Collections

The Stuart Collection

Object Type

PAINTING

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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