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Study of Cirrus Clouds John Constable (1776-1837) About 1822 Oil on paper Museum no. 784-1888 Given by Isabel Constable 1888 This sketch is inscribed ‘cirrus’ on the reverse. It shows how Constable had a countryman’s understanding of the weather. He also owned a copy of Thomas Forster’s Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena, published in 1815 ‘with a series of engravings, illustrative of the modifications of the clouds’

Study of Cirrus Clouds, John Constable

Study of Cirrus Clouds
John Constable (1776-1837)
About 1822
Oil on paper
Museum no. 784-1888
Given by Isabel Constable 1888

This sketch is inscribed 'cirrus' on the reverse. It shows how Constable had a countryman's understanding of the weather. He also owned a copy of Thomas Forster's Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena, published in 1815 'with a series of engravings, illustrative of the modifications of the clouds,.