Bow Fell, Cumberland
Painting by John Constable
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Bow Fell, Cumberland is an 1807 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It depicts a view of Bowfell in the county of Cumberland.[1] Located in the Southern Fells, Constable made sketches on the spot when on a two month visit to the Lake District in 1806.
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1807 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 20.4 cm × 25.5 cm (8.0 in × 10.0 in) |
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It was one of three paintings of the Lake District by Constable that featured in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1807 at Somerset House, a change from his usual views of the River Stour in Suffolk.[2][3] Today it is in the collection of the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, having been acquired in 2007.[4]
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