John Linnell the Elder

Ruins of a Church

Maker

John Linnell the Elder (English, 1792-1882)
John Constable (English, 1776-1837), designer

Title

Ruins of a Church

Year

1818

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil:C35816In Plate--inscribed in LL:J. ConstableDel.' signed and dated in LR:J.Linnell fecit 1818; inscribed in LC:London Published by J. Linnell___March 1st 1818

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle.Sir Francis Seymour Haden collector's mark stamped in brown ink on recto:F.S.H.(Lugt 1049)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

71.136

Type

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John Linnell the Elder (English, 1792-1882)
John Constable (English, 1776-1837), designer
Ruins of a Church, 1818
etching
14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 71.136

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