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The entrance to the village of Edensor

Drawing
1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing houses and a church next to a road bending round to the left.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe entrance to the village of Edensor (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil and sepia wash
Brief description
Drawing, The entrance to the village of Edensor, by John Constable, pencil and sepia wash, 1801
Physical description
Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing houses and a church next to a road bending round to the left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 175mm
  • Width: 264mm
  • Height: 6 7/8in
  • Width: 10 3/8in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Edensor Augst 18' (Inscribed in top right corner in pencil by the artist)
  • '21' (Serial number)
  • 'Edensor Augst 18 1801' (Inscribed in lower left corner in pencil)
Historical context
'In 1801 Constable painted for Mr. Jon Reade a view of 'Old Hall, East Bergholt' (see note following No. 32, and No, 42a). Nos. 21-32 are pages from the sketchbook he used on his visit to Derbyshire in the same year.'

[G Reynolds]
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 41-44
Other number
27 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
247C-1888

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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