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John Constable and the Fishers

Name: John Constable and the Fishers
Author: R B Beckett

The Record of a Friendship

R B Beckett,

322 pages
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John Constable and the Fishers

The Record of a Friendship

R B Beckett,

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First published in 1952, John Constable and the Fishers is based on original letters which have never been published in full before. These have been woven into a connected narrative dealing with the friendship which existed between Constable and various members of the Fisher family, more particularly the Bishop of Salisbury (a personal friend of George III who entrusted him with the education of Princess Charlotte as heiress to the throne) and his nephew the Archdeacon of Berkshire. The Archdeacon's letters give a picture of life in a cathedral closed and country vicarages, reminiscent of Trollope's Barchester and Thomas Hardy's Wessex. In return Constable confides his ideals and ambitions; and as Mr. Grigson suggests in his introduction, the encouragement he received from the Fishers may have had a decisive effect on the future of landscape art. The letters are fully annotated and are illustrated with connected works done by Constable. This book will of interest to students of history, art and literature.

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Publisher

Routledge

Year

2023

ISBN

9781000819878

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Topic

Art

Subtopic

Art General

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Preface by Geoffrey Grigson
Editor’s Note
Prologue
I. 1798–1810: Enter the Good Bishop
II. 1811–1812: Young John Fisher
III. 1813–1816: Three Marriages
IV. 1816–1818: Osmington
V. 1819–1820: The White Horse, and Stratford Mill
VI. 1820–1821: A Visit to Leydenhall
VII. 1821: The Visitation of Berkshire: and Skies Over Hampstead
VIII. 1822: A Visitor from Paris
IX. 1822: Difficult Times
X. 1823: Read of the Flowing Locks: and Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds
XI. 1823: Gillingham
XII. 1823: Coleorton
XIII. 1824: Arrowsmith Buys
XIV. 1824: A Meeting in Town: Brighton: and a Musical Festival
XV. 1824: Trouble with Tinney: and News From France
XVI. 1825: The Shows of Bath
XVII. 1825: The Bishop Returns to Windsor
XVIII. 1826: Thoughts of Osmington
XIX. 1826: The Glebe Farm
XX. 1827–1828: Maria’s Death
XXI. 1829: Salisbury Revisited
XXII. 1830–1837: The Close of a Friendship
Appendix (The Younger Generation)
Acknowledgements
Index