A view of Abingdon from the river.
Drawing
07/07/1821 (made)
07/07/1821 (made)
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| Place of origin |
River scene with boats, houses, buildings, and the steeple of a church.
Object details
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| Title | A view of Abingdon from the river. (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'A view of Abingdon from the river', by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1821 |
| Physical description | River scene with boats, houses, buildings, and the steeple of a church. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Abingdon June 7. 1821.' Note Inscribed in top left corner in ink by the artist. |
| Historical context | The chief of Constable's four exhibits in 1821 was 'Landscape: Noon' ('The Hay Wain') (National Gallery No. 1207; for the full-scale sketch see No. 209 [987-1900] in this Catalogue). His third child, Charles Golding Constable, was born on 29 March. He accompanied Archdeacon John Fisher on his visitation of Berkshire in June, took No. 2 Lower Terrace, Hampstead, for his family during the summer and autumn and paid a visit to Fisher at Salisbury in November. [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 135] |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 135, 139-140 |
| Other number | 218, plate 164 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 618-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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