The Church Porch, East Bergholt

The Church Porch, East Bergholt
ArtistJohn Constable
Year1810
TypeOil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions44.5 cm × 35.9 cm (17.5 in × 14.1 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

The Church Porch, East Bergholt is an 1810 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable.[1] [2] It depicts a view of St Mary's Church in the village of East Bergholt in Suffolk. Located close to the border with Essex and in the area now known as Constable Country. Constable was born in East Bergholt where his father owned Flatford Mill.

It is believed to be the first ever painting he submitted for the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition.[3] Today it is in the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico having been donated to the nation by the artist's daughter Isabel Constable in 1888.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cove p.85
  2. ^ Bishop p.118
  3. ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/constable-the-church-porch-east-bergholt-n01245
  4. ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/constable-the-church-porch-east-bergholt-n01245

Bibliography

  • Bishop, Peter. An Archetypal Constable: National Identity and the Geography of Nostalgia. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1995.
  • Cove, Sarah. Constable: The Great Landscapes. Tate, 2006.
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