A rediscovered pencil drawing made by the great artist John Constable is expected to make up to £8,000 at auction - and it was drawn on paper made in Wells.

The drawing titled "A River Landscape: A group of tall trees on the left, a bend of the river with willows on the far bank on the right, in the background a hill with a castle" is thought perhaps to be Framlingham Castle, as it was 30 miles north of East Bergholt, where Constable resided. He also drew the castle many times between 1800 and 1815.

The paper on which it is drawn was made by Joseph Coles at Lower Wookey Mill, which Coles ran from 1788 to 1833, which helps approximate the date it was drawn. It bears a watermark that was in use between 1805 and 1815.

Lower Wookey Mill was the original name for what is now known as St Cuthbert's Mill in Haybridge, just outside of Wells.

This drawing was sold by Sotheby's as part of the important sale of Dr H A C Gregory's John Constable collection in July 1949.

The preface of the catalogue describes the collection as: "The most important sale of Constable's works that has ever taken place."

Gregory was renowned for his discernment, only having the best works by Constable in his collection.

It is estimated to fetch between £6,000 and £8,000 in the upcoming sale by Chiswick Auctions of British and European Fine Art including Portrait Miniatures in London on June 19th.