John Constable
(1776-1837), Landscape painterSitter in 6 portraits
Artist associated with 6 portraits
Constable is celebrated as one of England's greatest and most progressive landscape artists. He drew lifelong inspiration from his native Suffolk. In 1802 he declared that 'natural painture' - or landscape - could rival history painting. He made hundreds of outdoor oil sketches, which capture the changing skies with near scientific precision; these helped him bring an immediacy and authenticity to exhibition works developed in the studio. Constable met with little contemporary success at home. However The Hay Wain (1821) did receive a gold medal at the 1824 Paris Salon.
by John Constable
pencil and black chalk heightened with white and red chalk, circa 1799-1804
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by William Ward, after John Constable
mezzotint, before 1826
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by William Ward, after John Constable
mezzotint, before 1826
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by William James Ward, after John Constable
mezzotint, published 1827
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by William James Ward, after John Constable
mezzotint, published 1827
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'Little Roxalana' (Maria Louise ('Minna') Constable)
by David Lucas, after John Constable
mezzotint, circa 1845 (1820)
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