Harwich Lighthouse (painting)
Painting by John Constable
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Harwich Lighthouse is an 1820 landscape painting by the British painter John Constable.[1] It depicts a scene on the coast of Essex in England featuring Harwich Low Lighthouse. The lighthouse was maintained by Constable's patron General Rebow whose estate at Wivenhoe Park he also painted.[2]
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1820 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 32.7 cm × 50.2 cm (12.9 in × 19.8 in) |
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It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1820 along with Stratford Mill where it was well received.[3] Constable produced three almost identical versions of the painting.[4] The copy in the collection of Tate Britain having initially been given by the artist's daughter Isabel to the National Gallery in 1888 as part of the Constable Bequest.[5] Another version is in the Yale Center for British Art.[6]
See also
- List of paintings by John Constable
- Princess Charlotte Arriving at Harwich, a 1763 painting by Dominic Serres
