{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# 10. Classifying Constable's Clouds\n", "\n", "```{sidebar} Datasets\n", " * [Science Museum](https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk)\n", " * [V&A](https://www.vam.ac.uk/)\n", "```\n", "\n", "The V&A and Science Museum have many items in common in their collections, but often collected for different reasons, some of the objects showing how people have responded to some of the problems and challenges of their times. Living in the United Kingdom, one of the most recurring problems we want an answer to is, what kind of rainy clouds might be hanging over our heads today? And equally importantly (for the sake of this example), what clouds were hanging over Constable's head 200 years ago?. The Science Museum has, on loan from the [Royal Meteorological Society](https://www.rmets.org/), a set of sketches classifying and naming clouds developed by the pioneering meteorologist [Luke Howard](https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-man-who-named-the-clouds/). The V&A holds many of [Constable's drawings and sketches](https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/john-constable). So, let's see if we can use the Science Museum images to identify the Constable's clouds." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 12, "metadata": { "tags": [ "hide-cell" ] }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import sys\n", "sys.path.append(\"/srv/explore-the-collections/code/ivpy/src\")" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "```{note}\n", "The proper study of weather in Constable paintings and the relationship to Howard's cloud studies has been carried out by researchers in various disciplines; this is not one of these serious studies and no art historical or meterological conclusions should be drawn from this artifical example. Those interested in using historical sources for identifying patterns in weather may like to look at the [Old Weather](https://www.oldweather.org/) project.\n", "```" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Luke Howard Cloud Classification\n", "\n", "As [discussed](https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-man-who-named-the-clouds/) by the Science Museum, Howard wanted to provide names for each different type of cloud. He documented his observations with a set of cloud sketches, viewable in the Science Museum [collection](https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/images/makers/luke-howard?q=cloud%20study). So first we need to retrieve these via the Science Museum [API](https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/about-us/collection/using-our-collection-api/)." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/html": [ "
\n", " | Title | \n", "Thumbnail | \n", "Link | \n", "
---|---|---|---|
0 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Stratu... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
1 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Possib... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
2 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Cumulu... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
3 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Cirrus... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
4 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Stratu... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
5 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Nimbus... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
6 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, 1811: Light cirros... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
7 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Cirroc... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
8 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Cumulu... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
9 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Cirroc... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
10 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Nimbus... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
11 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Cumulu... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
12 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Dark c... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
13 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Light ... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
14 | \n", "Cloud study by Luke Howard, c1803-1811: Stratu... | \n", "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ima... | \n", "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/o... | \n", "
\n", " | accessionNumber | \n", "accessionYear | \n", "systemNumber | \n", "objectType | \n", "_primaryTitle | \n", "_primaryPlace | \n", "_primaryMaker__name | \n", "_primaryMaker__association | \n", "_primaryDate | \n", "_primaryImageId | \n", "_sampleMaterial | \n", "_sampleTechnique | \n", "_sampleStyle | \n", "_currentLocation__displayName | \n", "_objectContentWarning | \n", "_imageContentWarning | \n", "
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | \n", "590-1888 | \n", "1888 | \n", "O82726 | \n", "Oil painting | \n", "Study of Clouds | \n", "Great Britain | \n", "Constable, John (RA) | \n", "artist | \n", "05/09/1822 | \n", "2014HA9998 | \n", "oil paint | \n", "oil painting | \n", "British School | \n", "Prints & Drawings Study Room, room WS | \n", "False | \n", "False | \n", "
1 | \n", "162-1888 | \n", "1888 | \n", "O25338 | \n", "Oil painting | \n", "Study of clouds and trees | \n", "London | \n", "Constable, John | \n", "painters (artists) | \n", "1821-1822 | \n", "2006AP1993 | \n", "oil paint | \n", "oil painting | \n", "British School | \n", "Prints & Drawings Study Room, room WS | \n", "False | \n", "False | \n", "
2 | \n", "784-1888 | \n", "1888 | \n", "O82649 | \n", "Oil painting | \n", "Study of Cirrus Clouds | \n", "Great Britain | \n", "Constable, John (RA) | \n", "artist | \n", "ca. 1822 | \n", "2014GX8500 | \n", "NaN | \n", "oil painting | \n", "British School | \n", "Prints & Drawings Study Room, room WS | \n", "False | \n", "False | \n", "
3 | \n", "P.8-1973 | \n", "1973 | \n", "O1041774 | \n", "Watercolour | \n", "Landscape with trees and clouds | \n", "England | \n", "Constable | \n", "artist | \n", "ca. 1820 | \n", "2013GE8594 | \n", "pencil | \n", "watercolour drawing | \n", "NaN | \n", "Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H | \n", "False | \n", "False | \n", "
4 | \n", "240-1888 | \n", "1888 | \n", "O125166 | \n", "Watercolour | \n", "Study of clouds above a wide landscape | \n", "great britain | \n", "Constable, John (RA) | \n", "artist | \n", "15/09/1830 | \n", "2006BF8141 | \n", "pencil | \n", "NaN | \n", "British School | \n", "Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H | \n", "False | \n", "False | \n", "