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The entrance to the village of Edensor

Drawing
August, 1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable (artist)
Place of origin
Edensor (made)

Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing houses and a church next to a road bending round to the left. On the back is a drawing of a wooded landscape.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Watercolours
Object type
drawing
TitleThe entrance to the village of Edensor
Materials and techniques
Pencil and sepia wash
Pencil
Sepia
Drawing
Wash
Watercolour
Brief description
Drawing,, The entrance to the village of Edensor, On the back is a drawing of a wooded landscape, by John Constable, pen 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. On the back is a drawing of a wooded landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 170mm
  • Width: 257mm
  • Height: 6 5/8in
  • Width: 10 1/8in
Marks and inscriptions
'20' (Serial number inscribed in top right 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
Houses
Churches
Place depicted
Edensor
Bibliographic reference
G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 41-44
Other number
28 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
601-1888

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O233132/the-entrance-to-the-village-drawing-constable/
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