We have launched a new website and are reviewing this page. Find out more

Victoria and Albert Museum

The world's leading museum of art and design
Menu
Closed Exhibition - Constable: The Making of a Master

Closed Exhibition - Constable: The Making of a Master

20 September 2014 - 11 January 2015. Constable: The Making of Master revealed the hidden stories of how John Constable created some of his most loved and well-known paintings. On display were such famous works as The Haywain together with the oil sketches he painted outdoors direct from nature.

Constable: The Making of a Master – About the Exhibition

The exhibition presented Constable’s work for the first time alongside the old masters of classical landscape whose compositional ideas and formal values he revered ...
Constable at the V&A Shop
shop

Constable at the V&A Shop

A range of products to accompany the exhibition including the book John Constable - The Making of a Master
Map: Constable's England

Map: Constable's England

We've created this interactive map to help you explore the sites of Constable's England.

Instagram Competition: #ConstableSkies

How does Britain’s best-loved artist inspire you? For the month of October we asked you to share your own interpretation of Constable’s Skies.
V&A Experts Discover a New Oil Sketch by John Constable
blog

V&A Experts Discover a New Oil Sketch by John Constable

V&A experts have discovered a previously unrecorded oil sketch by John Constable. The newly discovered work was concealed beneath a lining canvas on the reverse of B...
Constable on the V&A Blog
blog

Constable on the V&A Blog

Go behind-the-scenes and learn more about how a major exhibition is put together.

Video: Andrew Graham Dixon opens Constable: The Making of a Master

On 17th September 2014 at the launch of Constable: The Making of a Master, art critic and broadcaster Andrew Graham Dixon spoke about the painter, his radical approa...

Constable: The Making of a Master: Behind-the-Scenes Time-Lapse

Get a sneak peek at how a major exhibition is created. Watch as our gallery space is transformed, ready for Constable: The Making of a Master
Teachers' Resource: Constable
resource

Teachers' Resource: Constable

This resource has been designed for Key Stage 3–4: Art & Design
John Constable

John Constable

Constable was born in 1776 at East Bergholt. He began his professional career as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. Following the fashion for painting mountaino...
Supported by the Friends of the V&A

With thanks to Winsor & Newton

Contents

Become a V&A Member

V&A Members enjoy a wealth of benefits, including free entry to exhibitions, previews, exciting events and the V&A Members’ Room. In addition, you will be supporting the vital work of the V&A.

Buy or Renew Membership Online
Standard site layout