Milford Bridge

c. 1826

John Constable

Associated Names
John Constable

Artist, British, 1776 - 1837

The image displays a landscape with trees, foliage, a horizon in the background, and birds in flight. The brushstrokes are intricate and detailed with swirling lines typical of etching. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and tan. A dirt path curves between the trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper [1st state]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.3 x 19 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 19.3 x 24.2 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.4.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ludwig Goldscheider

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Graham Reynolds. The later paintings and drawings of John Constable. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven and London, 1984: no.26.25.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower left in graphite: John Constable

Wikidata ID

Q74875983

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