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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1940.26.4 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name drawing, pencil and wash drawing Title Prittlewell Church, Southend Description The mounted but unsigned drawing depicts a church and on the left two small figures. In the background are houses and cottages. On the left hand side is a dark cloud. Written on the reverse in pencil horizontally 'Church near/ Southend/ Sheerness/ X Hadlay Castle/ ? (B)each at/ South(?end)/ (74 struck through); and vertically: Prittlewell- / in (?king) Edward the/ 4th (?)gh this was(?called), a (populous) town- said to/ have in it.... people. / Pritlewell Church.Constable described his journey in Essex with Mr Driffield 3 July 1814 to Maria Bicknell. Agnew label on the back of the frame. The drawing is on a page of the dismembered sketchbook used in Suffolk and Essex in June and July 1814. Creator John Constable (artist)‎ Production place Prittlewell, Southend Production date 1814 - 1814 Production period 19th Century Inscription Content IPSMG:R.1940.26.4Written on the reverse in pencil horizontally 'Church near/ Southend/ Sheerness/ X Hadlay Castle/ ? (B)each at/ South(?end)/ (74 struck through); and vertically: Prittlewell- / in (?king) Edward the/ 4th (?)gh this was(?called), a (populous) town- said to/ have in it.... people. / Pritlewell Church. Material pencil, wash, paper, card Technique drawing Dimensions height: 80.00 mm width: 109.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1940.26.4
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

drawing, pencil and wash drawing
Title

Prittlewell Church, Southend
Description

The mounted but unsigned drawing depicts a church and on the left two small figures. In the background are houses and cottages. On the left hand side is a dark cloud. Written on the reverse in pencil horizontally 'Church near/ Southend/ Sheerness/ X Hadlay Castle/ ? (B)each at/ South(?end)/ (74 struck through); and vertically: Prittlewell- / in (?king) Edward the/ 4th (?)gh this was(?called), a (populous) town- said to/ have in it.... people. / Pritlewell Church.Constable described his journey in Essex with Mr Driffield 3 July 1814 to Maria Bicknell. Agnew label on the back of the frame. The drawing is on a page of the dismembered sketchbook used in Suffolk and Essex in June and July 1814.
Creator

John Constable (artist)‎
Production place

Prittlewell, Southend
Production date

1814 - 1814
Production period

19th Century
Inscription Content

IPSMG:R.1940.26.4Written on the reverse in pencil horizontally 'Church near/ Southend/ Sheerness/ X Hadlay Castle/ ? (B)each at/ South(?end)/ (74 struck through); and vertically: Prittlewell- / in (?king) Edward the/ 4th (?)gh this was(?called), a (populous) town- said to/ have in it.... people. / Pritlewell Church.
Material

pencil, wash, paper, card
Technique

drawing
Dimensions

Details