Graham Reynolds, The later paintings and drawings of John Constable, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1984, no. 22.46, NJ18 C74 R485 + (YCBA)
Provenance:
Created by John Constable (1776-1837), the artist; by inheritance to his son Charles Golding Constable (1821-1878) [1]; acquired by William Bashall (1795-1871) of Faringdon Lodge, Preston [2]; …; acquired by Percy Moore Turner Esq. (1877-1950) by 1937 [3] [a]; acquired by Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898-1956) ; acquired by Sir Edward Hulton (1906-1988); by inheritance; with Agnew’s, London; acquired by private collection, London; from who purchased through private sale, Sotheby’s, by Simon Birch, London, March 2021; purchased by the Yale Center for British Art, 2023. Notes: --- [1] As per a label on the back of the lining canvas (though not included in his sale June 23, 1890) --- [2] Bashall was the business partner of William Boardman at the Farington Cotton Mill. Agnew bought from his estate in May 1871, but the present painting does not appear in their stock book. --- [3] The painting (no.62) was included in the 1937 centenary memorial exhibition of John Constable at the Wildenstein Gallery, London (see label on the back of the painting). Citations: --- [a] Hon. Andrew Shirley, The catalogue of a centenary memorial exhibition of John Constable : his origins and influence : illustrating the various periods of his work, also the work of his predecessors, and his influence on the art of his successors : 21st April to 29th May, 1937, held at Messrs. Wildenstein's Galleries. Wildenstein Galleries, London, 1937, no. 62, https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:583247 ---