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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

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Constable visited Salisbury in 1811 and made a series of sketches of the cathedral, from the south-east, the south-west and from the east end. The artist selected a viewpoint from the bishop's garden (the south-east) and returned in 1820 to make further drawings and an open-air oil sketch, now in the
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in New York City. It is slightly different in that it shows different weather and hence light. Whereas the London version depicts the cathedral with an overcast sky, the version in the Frick shows the cathedral with a clear, bright sky. It was executed in 1825 after Fisher requested, in a letter,
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that Constable repaint the sky in the London version. Fisher died before Constable completed the work. A full-scale study for the Frick version is currently held at the
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Another, small version of the painting, measuring 62.9 × 75.9 cm, executed between 1823 and 1826, now resides at the
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Constable painted many views of Salisbury Cathedral during his career, including
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87.6 cm × 111.8 cm (34.5 in × 44.0 in)
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There is an earlier, homonymous version (1821–1822) of this painting at
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in São Paulo. This is an early oil sketch for the London version.
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A full-scale replica of the painting also resides at the
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Salisbury Cathedral and Leadenhall from the River Avon
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John Constable
Oil on canvas
Victoria & Albert Museum
London
landscape painting
John Constable
Salisbury Cathedral
John Fisher
Victoria & Albert Museum

Frick Collection
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa
Royal Academy
Chiaro-Oscuro
Frick Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art

São Paulo Museum of Art
São Paulo Museum of Art
Huntington Library
San Marino, California
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
List of paintings by John Constable
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
100 Great Paintings


"Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground"

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