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East Bergholt Church: part of the west end seen beyond a group of elms

Drawing
29/06/1812 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Constable made his first visit to Salisbury in 1811. Although he spent most of the following year at home in Suffolk, he retained in this sketch of East Bergholt Church the unusual style he had developed in his sketches of Salisbury Cathedral: a careful, finely detailed rendering of the church and fluid, dashing strokes to delineate the foliage of the surrounding trees.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEast Bergholt Church: part of the west end seen beyond a group of elms (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Black and white chalk on grey paper
Brief description
Drawing of East Bergholt Church, by John Constable
Physical description
A chalk drawing of the west end of East Bergholt Church, shaded by a group of elms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 310mm
  • Width: 197mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '29 Junes 1812 -- E. Bergholt' (Inscribed in top left corner in pencil by the artist)
  • '29 Junes 1812 -- E. Bergholt' (The inscription is repeated on the back in ink in another hand.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
In 1812 Constable’s exhibits at the Royal Academy were ‘Salisbury: Morning’, ‘A Watermill’ (Flatford Mill) (see No. 103) and two small landscapes. Apart from a possible brief visit to Salisbury (see No. 118) he spent most of the supper in Suffolk.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 77]
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Summary
Constable made his first visit to Salisbury in 1811. Although he spent most of the following year at home in Suffolk, he retained in this sketch of East Bergholt Church the unusual style he had developed in his sketches of Salisbury Cathedral: a careful, finely detailed rendering of the church and fluid, dashing strokes to delineate the foliage of the surrounding trees.
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 no. 243
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, p. 77
Other number
114, plate 72 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
842-1888

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Record createdOctober 20, 2005
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