| Harwich Lighthouse | |
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1820 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 32.7 cm× 50.2 cm(12.9 in× 19.8 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
Harwich Lighthouse is an 1820 landscape painting by the British painter John Constable. [1] It depicts a scene on the coast of Essex in England featuring Harwich Low Lighthouse. The lighthouse was maintained by Constable's patron General Rebow whose estate at Wivenhoe Park he also painted. [2]
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It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1820 along with Stratford Mill where it was well received. [3] Constable produced three almost identical versions of the painting. [4] The copy in the collection of Tate Britain having initially been given by the artist's daughter Isabel to the National Gallery in 1888. [5] Another version is in the Yale Center for British Art. [6]
