Constable family portrait rediscovered
In the 1984 book ‘The Late Paintings and Drawings of John Constable’ by Graham Reynolds, a pencil drawing of the back and shoulders of the artist’s wife Mrs Maria Constable (nee Bicknell) is described as ‘whereabouts unknown’.
Could this 4½ x 3½in (11.5 x 8.5cm) drawing, which is being offered at Mallams in Oxford on July 8, …