John Constable (1776 East Bergholt/Suffolk - 1837 London-Hampstead) Circumference Girl by the sea Hip portrait of a standing, blonde girl in a white dress and bonnet, her hands clasped in front of her stomach, in the background rocky cliffs and the sea with fishing boats. Painted with an exceptionally broad brushstroke and soft, slightly impasto application of colour, this is a sensitive portrait. The painting was attributed to John Constable by Andrew Shirley (see lit.) and dated by him 1831; oil on canvas, double; 76 cm x 63 cm. Frame. Illus.: Andrew Shirley: "John Constable, R.A.", London : The Medici Society, 1944 (2nd ed. 1948), p. 26, illus. 160. Provenance: H. A. Sutch Esq., London (1944/48), see lit. Circle of John Constable. Oil on canvas, relined. Formerly attributed to John Constable by Andrew Shirley and illustrated in his book about the artist.