The entrance to the village of Edensor
Drawing
August, 1801 (made)
August, 1801 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing houses and a church next to a road bending round to the left. On the back is a drawing of a wooded landscape.
Object details
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| Title | The entrance to the village of Edensor |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and sepia wash |
| Brief description | Drawing,, The entrance to the village of Edensor, On the back is a drawing of a wooded landscape, by John Constable, pen and sepia wash, 1801 |
| Physical description | Drawing in pencil and sepia wash, showing houses and a church next to a road bending round to the left. On the back is a drawing of a wooded landscape. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '20' (Serial number inscribed in top right corner in pencil) |
| Historical context | 'In 1801 Constable painted for Mr. Jon Reade a view of 'Old Hall, East Bergholt' (see note following No. 32, and No, 42a). Nos. 21-32 are pages from the sketchbook he used on his visit to Derbyshire in the same year.' [G Reynolds] |
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| Bibliographic reference | G. Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum: Catalogue of the Constable Collection, 1973, pp. 41-44 |
| Other number | 28 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 601-1888 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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