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1) Coast Scene; 2) Scene on a Rocky Coast

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1) A coast scene near Looe by Lionel Bicknell Constable previously attributed to John Constable (main illustration); 2) Scene on a Rocky Coasty by Millet. These two works form part of an important public gift in the memory of Lady Sadler by Sir Michael Sadler, a member of the Executive Committee of the Art Fund in 1931. It takes the form of a collection of pictures and drawings, together with some objects of Oriental art

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Date supported

1931

Medium and material

1) oil on canvas; 2) charcoal drawing

Dimensions

1) 17 x 32 cm; 2) 22 x 28 cm

Gifted by

Sir Michael Sadler

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