AGOSTINO AGLIO (ITALIAN 1777-1857)

AGOSTINO AGLIO (ITALIAN 1777-1857)
Hillfield from Caldicott Hill, 1824
Inscribed in pen and ink below the drawing in Aglio's hand, Hillfield from Caldicott Hill 1824 and with a double pencil line separating the drawing from the inscription
Pencil with sepia and grey wash on unwatermarked hand made cream wove writing paper
12.8 x 20.8cm (5 x 8 3/16in)

The double pencil line beneath the drawing and the inscription can be seen in other examples of Aglio's work: see Leslie Parris, Constable: A New York Private Collection, New York 1994, 99 Near Beaumaris. Two other examples of Aglio's work that relate to the location depicted in the present drawing are illustrated in Ian Flemming Williams and Leslie Parris The Discovery of Constable, London, Hillfield House, 1984, figs 68 and 69, page 146.

Hillfield House was designed by Wyatt in 1798-9. At the time of the drawing the house was occupied by John Timins who had served in the East India Company as captain of several East Indiamen.