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Artworks
John Constable
The Ruins of Netley Abbey, c.1816Etching on Chine-collé on wove paperPlate size: 13.4 x 19.1 cms (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 27 x 40.2 cms (10 5/8 x 15 13/16 ins)One of only two or possibly three etchings which were entirely executed by ConstableSigned with the monogram in the plateThere was no published edition of this etching; the only impressions pulled were a few proofs which constable gave to friends and to his family. Second state as completed, with...There was no published edition of this etching; the only impressions pulled were a few proofs which constable gave to friends and to his family. Second state as completed, with the birds in the sky and the monogram.
He worked on the plate himself. He only worked on three plates himself.
Related Material: Example of 1st State at The National Gallery of Art, Washington. Example of 2nd State at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Relates to drawing: Netley Abbey: the exterior seen amid trees, acquisition no.268-1888, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
