Object records
18 object records.
The American record comes first. Constable’s follow: comparison findings, then source dossiers with no resolved weather comparison. Constable records can be compared with another artwork or a letter.
Dates describe the available record. “Dated inscription” does not independently establish when every part was painted. Unresolved dates remain ranges or alternatives.
18 records shown
| Select | Study | Object and question | Date evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| American painters · 1 | |||
| Open study | View of Stonington [CT], May 14, 1892, at 5am The morning map records cold air, no rain in the previous 24 hours and high, rising pressure at Block Island, about 35 km from Stonington. |
14 May 1892 · 5 a.m., clock unresolved | |
| Studies with comparison findings · 14 | |||
![]() Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public domain. |
Cloud Study, Early Morning, Looking East from Hampstead Howard calls the 19th fine, with thunder in the evening. |
19 July 1821 · 1/2 p 5 AM | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of sky and trees On the conditional 1821 date, Howard records SW and ‘Cloudy and fine at intervals.’ |
c. 3 September 1821 · Noon | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of sky and trees, with a red house, at Hampstead Constable writes West; Howard records SW, an adjacent direction at his station. |
12 September 1821 · Noon | |
![]() Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public domain. |
Cloud Study Both Constable and Howard give NW, and Howard reports a rainy night. |
13 September 1821 · one o’clock | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of Sky and Trees Constable writes SW; Howard records W, an adjacent direction. |
24 September 1821 · 10 o'clock morning | |
![]() Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public domain. |
Cloud Study Constable and Howard both give W. |
25 September 1821 · about from 2 to 3 afternoon | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of Sky and Trees at Hampstead Howard calls the 2nd “Fine”; the supplementary Tottenham note calls it “Remarkably fine.” |
2 October 1821 · 8. to 9. | |
![]() Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public domain. |
Cloud Study Howard records W, partly agreeing with Constable’s westerly wind. |
1 August 1822 · 11 o clock A.M. | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Cloud Study For Tate’s attributed year, both inscription and Howard give SW. |
27 August 1822 · 11, o clock Noon | |
While the NGV believes this work to be in the Public Domain, it is the responsibility of the publisher to ensure that no further permissions are required for use. |
Clouds Constable writes W; Howard records SW, an adjacent sector. |
5 September 1822 · 10 o clock Morng. | |
![]() John Constable. Image courtesy the Courtauld. CC BY-NC 4.0; non-commercial use. |
Cloud Study Constable’s two notes, about ninety minutes apart, agree on the date, southward view, easterly wind and warmth. |
21 September 1822 · 3 o’cl. afternoon | |
![]() John Constable. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public domain / CC0. |
Cloud Study The regional wind sources are compatible with an easterly flow, but neither measured Constable’s assumed site. |
21 September 1822 · ½ p’s[t] one o clock | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of Clouds The museum identifies this as the study inscribed with an impossible date: 31 September. |
1 October 1822 · 10-11 o'clock morning | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of clouds above a wide landscape For the museum’s preferred 1830 reading, Constable writes W and Howard records SW, an adjacent direction. |
15 September 1830 · about 11--Noon | |
| Source dossiers · no resolved weather comparison · 3 | |||
![]() Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. Public domain. |
Cloud Study with Trees Howard’s note for the 27th is “Cloudy”; the previous day is “Showery.” |
27 September 1821 · 10 morning | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of Clouds Howard describes the day as “Fine” and records SW. |
5 September 1822 · noon | |
| Source record Image at museum |
Study of sky effect The Royal Society records S at 9 a.m. and “Fine—nearly cloudless” for the day. |
26 September 1833 · 12 to 1--noon | |






