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Victoria and Albert Museum
A barge on the Stour

A barge on the Stour, John Constable, ca. 1832

John Constable, portrait

John ConstableBritish, 1776–1837

A barge on the Stour

ca. 1832 · Watercolour · 25.8 × 39.7 cm

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Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 7 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the work

Navigable rivers and canals were crucial to Constable's father's business of trading and transporting coal on and around the River Stour. Constable frequently depicted them as working waterways. Here we see a horse pulling a barge. The use of colour is particularly rich and the handling of watercolour very free. Constable has added touches of white as highlights. This watercolour is on a page from a sketchbook that Constable used in 1832.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Particulars

ca. 1832

17761837

Accession number: 237-1888

What it shows

Horse Barges (flat-bottomed watercraft)Stour

In the catalog

British School Great Britain

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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A barge on the Stour — John Constable · ART WIKI