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The old bridge at Abingdon, Berks

Drawing
07/06/1821 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

View of bridge, buildings, and cloudy sky.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe old bridge at Abingdon, Berks (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, 'The old bridge at Abingdon, Berks' by John Constable, pencil on paper, 1821
Physical description
View of bridge, buildings, and cloudy sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.3cm
  • Width: 26.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Old Bridge. 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]
Subjects depicted
Bridges (Built Works)
Buildings
Sky
Place depicted
Abingdon
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 138-140
Other number
217, plate 163 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
282-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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