John Constable, The house of Mr. Golding Constable at East Bergholt (the artist's birth place). thumbnail 1
John Constable, The house of Mr. Golding Constable at East Bergholt (the artist's birth place). thumbnail 2
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John Constable, The house of Mr. Golding Constable at East Bergholt (the artist's birth place).

Drawing
02/10/1814 - 03/10/1814 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
East Bergholt (made)

Page with two pencil sketches of a house.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleJohn Constable, The house of Mr. Golding Constable at East Bergholt (the artist's birth place). (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil
Black Chalk
White Chalk
Brief description
Drawing, 'The house of Mr. Golding Constable at East Bergholt (the artist's birth place)' by Constable.
Physical description
Page with two pencil sketches of a house.
Dimensions
  • Height: 555mm
  • Width: 438mm
  • Height: 21 3/4in
  • Width: 17 1/4in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Oct 2d. 1814 (Inscribed by the artist below the house by moonlight)
  • 3d Oct. (Inscribed by the artist below on left of the house in sunlight.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
In 1814 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'Landscape: Ploughing scene in Suffolk' (see note on No. 122); also 'Landscape: the ferry', probably the painting 'Mill Stream' now in the Ipswich Museum. He visited the Revd. Mr. Driffield at Feering in June (see Nos. 124-128) and spent much of the rest of the year in Suffolk.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 90]
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 255
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 90, 105
  • Feaver, William, Lucian Freud on John Constable, London, British Council, 2003
Other number
133, plate 116 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
437-1888

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Record createdJuly 10, 2006
Record URL
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