Oil paint on canvas
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Terrace at Windsor
Purchased 1941
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Berkshire
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sheep
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Windsor, Windsor Home Park
<p>The American-born artist Benjamin  West was mainly a portrait and history painter. However, he sometimes painted from nature, notably at Windsor where  he owned a house.</p><p>This small canvas may well have been painted in the open air, as it is particularly bright in colour and loose in handling. The view is from the East Terrace of Windsor Castle, looking over the Home Park towards Datchet. West admired the early nature studies shown to him by Constable and recommended direct nature study  to other painters, including John Linnell.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
15 October 2001 – 4 August 2002
2002-08-04
15 October 2001 – 4 August 2002
2002-08-04
2001-10-15
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-10-15
Constable: Outdoor Sketching
Collection based display
19 August 2002 – 27 April 2003
2003-04-27
19 August 2002 – 27 April 2003
2003-04-27
2002-08-19
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-19
Outdoor Sketching
Collection based display
12 May 2003 – 7 May 2006
2006-05-07
12 May 2003 – 7 May 2006
2006-05-07
2003-05-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2003-05-12
Constable 1
Collection based display
11 February 2013 – 2 June 2013
2013-06-02
12 February 2013 – 2 June 2013
2013-06-02
2013-02-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2013-02-11
Looking at the View
Collection based display
20 September 2014 – 11 January 2015
2015-01-11
20 September 2014 – 11 January 2015
2015-01-11
2014-09-20
Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK)
http://www.vam.ac.uk
2014-09-20
John Constable: The making of a master
Loan-out
20 February 2021 – 4 February 2023
2023-02-04
20 February 2021 – 31 May 2021
2021-05-31
2021-02-20
Mitsubishi Ichigokan (Tokyo, Japan)
1 July 2022 – 9 October 2022
2022-10-09
2022-07-01
Villa Vauban (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)
24 October 2022 – 4 February 2023
2023-02-04
2022-10-24
Reggia di Venaria Reale (Turin, Italy)
2021-02-20
Constable and England: A History of His Affections
Tate partnerships & programmes
View from the Terrace at Windsor
support: 283 × 371 mm
frame: 380 × 470 × 54 mm
Purchased 1941
<p>
The American-born artist Benjamin <br/>
West was mainly a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> and history painter. However, he sometimes painted from nature, notably at Windsor where <br/>
he owned a house.</p>
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 </p>
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This small <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/canvas" title="Glossary definition for 'Canvas'"><span>canvas</span></a> may well have been painted in the open air, as it is particularly bright in colour and loose in handling. The view is from the East Terrace of Windsor Castle, looking over the Home Park towards Datchet. West admired the early nature studies shown to him by Constable and recommended direct nature study <br/>
to other painters, including John Linnell.</p>
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animals: mammals architecture Berkshire cloud England England, South East England, Southern features field forest landscape places sheep terrace tree UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions weather Windsor, Windsor Home Park