The Cornfield
John Constable · 1826
John Constable
Kingdom of Great Britain · 1776–1837
John Constable was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area on the borderland of Suffolk and north Essex surrounding his home, now known as "Constable Country", which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling." Constable's most famous paintings include Wivenhoe Park (1816), Dedham Vale (1828) and The Hay Wain (1821). Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially successful. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts at the age of 52.
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Hampstead Heath
John Constable · 1830
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Cloud study
John Constable · 1822
Tate Britain
Dedham Vale
John Constable · 1828
Scottish National Gallery
Flatford Mill from the Lock
John Constable · 1811
Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
Arundel Mill and Castle
John Constable · 1837
Toledo Museum of Art
Arundel Mill and Castle is an 1837 landscape painting by the English artist John Constable. Produced the year of his death, it depicts a scene on the River Arun in Sussex. In the foreground is a mill, while Arundel Castle is shown in the distance.
Anne and Mary Constable The Artist's Sisters
John Constable · 1818
Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
View on the Stour near Dedham
John Constable · 1822
Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
View on the Stour near Dedham is an 1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It portrays a view on the River Stour near Dedham on the border between Essex and Suffolk. Constable produced many landscapes depicting the area, now known as Constable Country.
The Hay Wain
John Constable · 1821
National Gallery
The Hay Wain, originally titled Landscape: Noon, is a painting by John Constable, completed in 1821, which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour between the English counties of Suffolk and Essex. It hangs in the National Gallery in London and is regarded as "Constable's most famous image" and one of the greatest and most popular English paintings. It is considered as one of the quintessential paintings from the Romantic movement of arts and literature.
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
John Constable · 1823
Victoria and Albert Museum
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds is an 1823 landscape painting by the English landscape painter John Constable (1776 to 1837). This image of Salisbury Cathedral, one of England's most famous medieval churches, is one of his most celebrated works, and was commissioned by one of his closest friends, John Fisher, The Bishop of Salisbury. The prime version from 1823 of the painting has been in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London since its was given as part of the Sheepshanks Gift in 1857.
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