The Cottage in a Cornfield, East Bergholt.

ca. 1815 · Drawing · 10.2 × 7.9 cm

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Where is “The Cottage in a Cornfield, East Bergholt.” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 15 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 828-1888

What it shows

Cottage

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Graphite Neoclassicism Romanticism 19th century East Bergholt

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum
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In the life of John Constable

The whole life

1816
A marriage against the bride’s grandfather
Maria’s grandfather, Dr Rhudde, rector of East Bergholt, opposed the match: he thought the Constables his social inferiors and threatened to disinherit her. Constable’s parents approved but offered no support until he was financially secure; they died soon afterwards, and he inherited a fifth share of the family business.
October 1816
A honeymoon by the sea
After the wedding at St Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Fisher, the couple stayed at Fisher’s vicarage and toured the south coast. The sea at Weymouth and Brighton pushed Constable towards brilliant colour and lively brushwork.
2 October 1816
Married: Maria Bicknell

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