The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented graphite drawing with sketchy, hatched lines depicts a pond. On the right, tall, dense trees with dark, textured foliage dominate the composition. A low wooden bridge extends toward the left, where a small figure sits facing right. Blank paper represents the clear sky and the reflecting water in the foreground. Sparse, horizontal marks suggest the water's surface, while light, scribbled strokes define the grassy banks and distant woods.

Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond

c. 1800–37

John Constable

(British, 1776–1837)
England, 19th century
graphite
Sheet: 19.5 x 31.1 cm (7 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1929.551
Location: Not on view
  • Guy Bellingham Smith
    ?-1929
    (Colnaghi & Co., London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    July 31, 1929-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 18th Century Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 6-November 22, 1981).
    Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973).
    Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 17-August 24, 1942).
    Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-October 3, 1940).
    Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 30-October 30, 1938).
    Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 28, 1937).
    Drawings in the Classic and Romantic Tradition before 1830. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 7, 1932-January 8, 1933).
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