Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 8th March 2023
Lot 196
John Constable RA (1776-1837)
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300
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Description
John Constable RA (1776-1837)
Autograph letter signed 'John Constable' to Alaric A Watts (1797-1864), dated 1832
Concerning borrrowing books published by Watts, and inviting him to tea
Brown ink on paper
11.1 x 18.9cm; 4¼ x 7½in
Unframed but mounted
Provenance:
John Marshall;
By decent to the present owner
Alaric Watts was a poet and journalist.