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John Constable RA (/ ˈ k ʌ n s t ə b əl, ˈ k ɒ n-/; [1] 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting [2] with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home – now known as "Constable Country" – which he invested with an intensity of ...
Dedham Lock and Mill is an c.1820 landscape painting by the English artist John Constable. [1] It shows a view of the River Stour at Dedham in Essex close to the border of his native Suffolk, an area now known as "Constable Country". Constable's father owned the mill as well as nearby Flatford Mill, which he painted on numerous occasions. [2]
Brightwell Church and Village is an 1815 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] It depicts a view of Brightwell near Ipswich in Suffolk. [2] Although showing his native county, it is some distance away from the area known as Constable Country.
Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead is an 1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] [2] It shows a view across Hampstead Heath along Spaniards Road, a route to Highgate. The building on the left is the Spaniards Inn from which the road takes its name. [3] It was painted in July 1822 during overcast day. [4]
Hampstead Heath with a Rainbow is an 1836 landscape painting by the English artist John Constable. [1] It depicts a scene from Branch Hill in Hampstead overlooking Hampstead Heath . While Constable had previously painted several similar views this work, painted near the end of his career, is notable for the addition of a windmill and a rainbow ...
Wivenhoe Park is a painting of an English landscape park, the estate of the Rebow family, by the English Romantic painter, John Constable (1776–1837). [1] [2]John Constable was born in Suffolk, and is known principally for his landscape paintings, especially the landscapes of the countryside where he spent his childhood.
Dunthorne was a plumber and glazier in the village of East Bergholt, Suffolk.He was an intelligent man, and devoted all his spare time to painting landscapes. His cottage was close to the house of Golding Constable, and the latter's son, John Constable, early formed an intimacy with Dunthorne, and it was in Dunthorne's little house, and in his companionship, that Constable laid the foundations ...
Boat-Building Near Flatford Mill is an 1815 landscape painting by the English artist John Constable. [1] It depicts a scene on the River Stour near to Flatford Mill on the Essex-Suffolk border. Constable's father owned Flatford Mill and the area around it is now known as Constable Country.