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A view of Abingdon from the river.

Drawing
07/07/1821 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

River scene with boats, houses, buildings, and the steeple of a church.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA view of Abingdon from the river. (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, 'A view of Abingdon from the river', by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1821
Physical description
River scene with boats, houses, buildings, and the steeple of a church.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.3cm
  • Width: 26.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Abingdon June 7. 1821.' (Inscribed in top left corner in ink by the artist.)
Historical context
The chief of Constable's four exhibits in 1821 was 'Landscape: Noon' ('The Hay Wain') (National Gallery No. 1207; for the full-scale sketch see No. 209 [987-1900] in this Catalogue). His third child, Charles Golding Constable, was born on 29 March. He accompanied Archdeacon John Fisher on his visitation of Berkshire in June, took No. 2 Lower Terrace, Hampstead, for his family during the summer and autumn and paid a visit to Fisher at Salisbury in November.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 135]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 135, 139-140
Other number
218, plate 164 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
618-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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