The Old Parish Church at Hove
Drawing
16 May, 1828 (made)
16 May, 1828 (made)
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Sketch of a church with a graveyard in the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | The Old Parish Church at Hove (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, The Old Parish Church at Hove, by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1828 |
| Physical description | Sketch of a church with a graveyard in the foreground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'May 16. 1828.' (Inscribed below on right in pencil by the artist) |
| Historical context | 'In 1828 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy two paintings called 'Landscape'. One was 'Dedham Vale' (National Gallery of Scotland, No. 2016); the other was 'Hampstead Heath' (No. 301 in this Catalogue [FA.35]). His seventh child, Lionel Bicknell, was born on 2 January. Mrs. Constable died on 23 November.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p.185] |
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| Other number | 302, plate 226 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 294-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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