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Porch and transept of a church

Drawing
ca. 1805-11 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing of the porch and transept of a church, quite delapidated.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePorch and transept of a church (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink and grey and sepia wash
Brief description
Ink wash drawing by John Constable, Porch and transept of a church, c.1805-11, Reynolds cat. no. 71.
Physical description
Drawing of the porch and transept of a church, quite delapidated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 336mm
  • Width: 432mm
Marks and inscriptions
'J. Constable R. A.' (Pencil inscription on the back)
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
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 56-58.
Other number
71 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
608-1888

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Record createdJune 19, 2009
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