John Constable, 1776–1837, British, East Bergholt Church, Looking Out the South Archway of the Ruined Tower, 1806
- Title:
- East Bergholt Church, Looking Out the South Archway of the Ruined Tower
- Additional Title(s):
- The South archway of the ruined Tower, East Bergholt Church
- Date:
- 1806
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches (18.7 x 13.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand, in pen and dark brown ink, lower center: "Bergholt Porch | Drawn by J. Constable 1806+ Given to my friend J.T. Smith 1823"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "[S] Bergholt Church"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.158
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arch | architectural subject | archway | church | east | Gothic (Medieval) | south | tower (building division)
- Associated Places:
- East Bergholt | England | Europe | Suffolk | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8082
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Graham Reynolds, The early paintings and drawings of John Constable, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, 1996, p. 72 (v.1), no. 6.8, pl. 311 [v.2], NJ18 C74 R484 1996 + (YCBA) [YCBA]
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