East Bergholt Church: view from the east
Watercolour (Painting)
06/1806 (painted)
06/1806 (painted)
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Constable spent June of 1806 in East Bergholt, and is known to have made at least two watercolours of the church. This watercolour, however, is the only one to include some of the surrounding landscape; the others concentrate solely on the church itself.
Object details
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| Title | East Bergholt Church: view from the east (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, East Bergholt Church: view from the east, by John Constable, 1806 |
| Physical description | A watercolour showing East Bergholt Church from the east, under a sunny sky with a few small clouds. A group of trees stands in the distance at left. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist |
| Object history | This watercolour, along with 224-1888, was made during Constable's visit to East Bergholt in June 1806. It does not appear to have come from a sketchbook. |
| Historical context | 'Constable's only exhibit at the Royal Academy in 1806 was No. 65 [169-1888]. In June he was at East Bergholt, as is attested by Nos. 66 and 67 [224-1888 and 346-1888]. In the autumn he paid a visit of some two months to the Lake District and made many drawings, among them Nos. 72-94 [794-1888, 348-1888, 192-1888, 812-1888, 170-1888, 185-1888, 188-1888, 184-1888, 187-1888, 178-1888, 179-1888, 177-1888, 193-1888, 183-1888, 1256-1888, 596-1888, 181-1888, 182-1888, 1257-1888, 811-1888, 349-1888]. G Reynolds, 1973, p. 56 |
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| Summary | Constable spent June of 1806 in East Bergholt, and is known to have made at least two watercolours of the church. This watercolour, however, is the only one to include some of the surrounding landscape; the others concentrate solely on the church itself. |
| Bibliographic reference | G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, p. 57, no. 67. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 346-1888 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2005 |
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