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The Old Parish Church at Hove

Watercolour
6 November 1828 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

View of the parish church with ruins.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Old Parish Church at Hove (popular title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, pen, and water-colour on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, The Old Parish Church at Hove, by John Constable, 1828
Physical description
View of the parish church with ruins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Width: 18.6cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ATMAN Y MILL 21' (Truncated watermark)
  • 'Novr. 6th...[a word erased here] Hove' (Inscribed below on left in ink by the artist)
  • 'Mr. Hudson's' (Inscribed on the back in pencil by the artist)
  • '28' (Serial number inscribed on the back)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1828 Constable exhibited at the Royal Academy two paintings called 'Landscape'. One was 'Dedham Vale' (National Gallery of Scotland, No. 2016); the other was 'Hampstead Heath' (No. 301 in this Catalogue [FA.35]). His seventh child, Lionel Bicknell, was born on 2 January. Mrs. Constable died on 23 November.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.185]
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 185, 189
Other number
309, plate 226 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
207-1888

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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