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Harnham Gate, Salisbury

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Harnham Gate, Salisbury
ArtistJohn Constable
Year1821
TypeOil on canvas, Landscape painting
Dimensions51 cm × 51 cm (20 in × 20 in)
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

Harnham Gate, Salisbury is an 1821 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable.[1] [2] It depicts a view of the medieval Harnham Gate, at the southern end of the cathedral close in the Southern English cathedral city of Salisbury. The gateway is seen from the western side looking eastwards with the spire of Salisbury Cathedral visible in the distance. Constable was a frequent visitor to Salisbury, where his patron John Fisher was bishop. He painted numerous views of Salisbury Cathedral.

Today it is in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut, having been acquired in 1999 through Paul Mellon.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reynolds p.102
  2. ^ Painting in England: 1700-1850 ; Collection of Mr. & Mrs Paul Mellon Westerham Press, 1963. p.49-50
  3. ^ https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:637

Bibliography

  • Bailey, Anthony. John Constable: A Kingdom of his Own. Random House, 2012.
  • Charles, Victoria. Constable. Parkstone International, 2015.
  • Hamilton, James. Constable: A Portrait. Hachette UK, 2022.
  • Reynolds, Graham. Constable's England. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.