Entrance into Gillingham, with the church in the background
Drawing
1820, July 30 (made)
1820, July 30 (made)
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Landscape with trees, buildings, and what appear to be figures sitting on a hill.
Object details
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| Title | Entrance into Gillingham, with the church in the background (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Entrance into Gillingham, with the church in the background, pencil on paper by John Constable, 1820 |
| Physical description | Landscape with trees, buildings, and what appear to be figures sitting on a hill. |
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| Historical context | In 1820 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Stratford Mill' (now in the collection of Sir Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan) and 'A View of Harwich Lighthouse' (see No. 142 [302-1888] above). He stayed with Fisher at Salisbury in July and August, settled his wife and children at Hampstead by 1 September, and paid a brief visit to Malvern Hall. [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 127] |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 127, 129, 134 |
| Other number | 189, plate 148 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 820-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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