East Bergholt Church: ruined tower from the north
Drawing
c. 1817 (made)
c. 1817 (made)
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A sketch of the ruined tower of East Bergholt church surrounded by trees.
Object details
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| Title | East Bergholt Church: ruined tower from the north (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, East Bergholt Church: ruined tower from the north, by John Constable, c.1817 |
| Physical description | A sketch of the ruined tower of East Bergholt church surrounded by trees. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Historical context | In 1819 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy 'A scene on the River Stour' ('The White Horse'), bought by John Fisher, and now in the Frick Collection, New York (see the sketch-book No. 132, pp. 66 and 70). His second child Maria Louisa (Minna) was born on 19 July. He took a house at Hampstead for the first time at the end of the summer. He was elected A.R.A. on 1 November. [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 121] |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 121, 125-126 |
| Other number | 179, plate 142 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | 265-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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