John Constable
Illustration to Stanza XI of Grey’s Elegy, ‘Can storied urn or animated bust/ Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?'

Illustration to Stanza XI of Grey’s Elegy, ‘Can storied urn or animated bust/ Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?'

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Illustration to Stanza XI of Grey’s Elegy, ‘Can storied urn or animated bust/ Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?'
ArtistBritish, 1776–1837
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Illustration to Stanza XI of Grey’s Elegy, ‘Can storied urn or animated bust/ Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?'
Date1833–1835
MediumWatercolor on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (approximate): 4 3/4 × 6 9/16 in. (12 × 16.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Halbert Stuart Koelsch
Object number2022.83
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1833–1835; Private collection, England; [Yarker-Libson Fine Art Ltd, London, as of 2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Signed: John Constable RA
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Catalogue raisonnéReynolds (however this watercolor was not known to Reynolds)

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