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Salisbury Cathedral by John Constable, ca. 1825 "Salisbury cathedral" (2018) by Stephan Wolf The cathedral is the subject of a famous painting by John Constable . As a gesture of appreciation for John Fisher , Bishop of Salisbury , who commissioned this painting, Constable included the bishop and his wife in the canvas (bottom left).
Harnham Gate, Salisbury is an 1821 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] [2] It depicts a view of the medieval Harnham Gate, at the southern end of the cathedral close in the Southern English cathedral city of Salisbury; the gate connects the city with the southern suburb of Harnham.
The school was founded in 1091 at Old Sarum [3] [4] by Saint Osmund, the Bishop of Salisbury and Earl of Dorset, who was canonised in 1456. [5] [6] Osmund was born in Normandy and was a first cousin of William the Conqueror, King of England: William's father, Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy, was the brother of Isabella, Countess of Séez, the mother of Osmund.
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There are 38 buildings and structures listed as Grade I by Historic England in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Twenty-one are within the Cathedral Close. Elsewhere there are: 3 churches; 2 residences; 2 inns; 6 buildings that had an institutional or community use when constructed; 3 river bridges; an ancient ruin.
In May 2013 the painting was bought by Tate for £23.1m. [5]The acquisition was part of Aspire, a partnership between Tate and four other national and regional galleries – National Museum Wales, the National Galleries of Scotland, Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service and Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum – and was acquired with major grants and donations from the Heritage Lottery Fund ...
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds is an 1823 landscape painting by the English landscape painter John Constable (1776–1837). 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. [1]
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