Bignor Park, Sussex
Watercolour
10? July 1834 (made)
10? July 1834 (made)
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| Place of origin |
View of a house surrounded by trees.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bignor Park, Sussex (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Bignor Park, Sussex, by John Constable, 1834 |
| Physical description | View of a house surrounded by trees. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mr. Hawkins's house near Petworth' (Inscribed on the back in pencil.) |
| Historical context | 'In 1834 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy three water-colour drawings and a pencil drawing: the former included 'The Mound of the City of Old Sarum, from the south' (No. 359 [1628-1888]) and a view of Stoke Poges Church. He visited George Constable for the first time at Arundel in July and Lord Egremont at Petworth in September.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 215] |
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| Other number | 362, plate 260 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 217-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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