Folkestone, the Harbour, by Constable

An image of Constable, John. Folkestone. The Harbour. Watercolour and graphite on paper. circa 1833.

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Constable, John. Folkestone. The Harbour. Watercolour and graphite on paper. circa 1833.

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Accession Number: 833
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 632 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 167.23kB
Captured: 2010:01:15 12:25:54

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19th Century 458392 Artistic Movement Britain British School Constable Country of origin Department English Fitz_PDP Folkestone Nationalities Other Keywords Romanticism Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCr architectural architecture beach boats churches cliffs coast coastal coastline estuary exterior harbour landscape marine maritime ports rocks seascape seaside shipping ships watercolour Artist/Maker

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