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View towards Stratford St Mary Church

John Constable, c. 1805

A wooded landscape is portrayed, with trees in the foreground. A church tower nestles among trees in the middle distance, with low hills beyond under a grey cloudy sky. This work is one of seven purchased at the Christie's sale held in aid of the British Red Cross Society. Miss Julia Reckitt donated the sum of £50 and the Art Fund purchased the works and distributed them to seven public institutions including the British Museum, Tate, Birmingham and Manchester.

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Title of artwork, date

View towards Stratford St Mary Church, c. 1805

Date supported

1916

Medium and material

Watercolour & pencil on paper

Gifted by

Juliet Reckitt

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