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East Bergholt Church: exterior view from the east

Watercolour
ca. 1805-11 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Constable (artist)
Place of origin
East Bergholt (made)

An exterior view of East Bergholt Church, Suffolk, from the east.


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Christianity
Object type
Watercolour
TitleEast Bergholt Church: exterior view from the east (popular title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour and pencil on paper
Pencil
Watercolour (Paint)
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, East Bergholt Church: exterior view from the East, John Constable, Great Britain c.1805-11 (Reynolds cat. no. 70)
Physical description
An exterior view of East Bergholt Church, Suffolk, from the east.
Dimensions
  • Height: 389mm
  • Width: 351mm
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
Subject depicted
Church
Place depicted
East Bergholt
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 56-58.
Other number
70 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
200-1888

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Record createdJune 19, 2009
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