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ArticleJohn Constable – an introductionJohn Constable's work transformed the genre of landscape painting and shaped the enduring popular image of the English countryside
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ArticleJohn Constable's sketchesFind out how and why Constable created his sketches and studies, celebrated as showing 'nature caught in the very act'
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ArticleConstable's oil sketchesFind out how a previously unrecorded oil sketch by John Constable was discovered by V&A experts
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ArticleConstable's watercolour sketchesTake a closer look at the techniques used by Constable in his later works
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ArticleWhat is watercolour?John Constable's cloud study was painted around the same time as Palmer's In a Shoreham Garden.…
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CollectionJohn ConstableJohn Constable (1776 – 1837) transformed the way we see the English landscape. Our rich collection of works by Constable ranges from drawings made directly from nature, to oil paintings that demonstrate the inventiveness and vitality for which he is renowned. Highlights include the full-scale preparatory sketch for 'The Hay Wain'.
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CollectionWatercolourlandscapes and topographical studies are a strength of the collection, with key works by JMW Turner and John…
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CollectionDrawingHighlights include works by world-renowned artists such as Tintoretto, Anthony van Dyck, Angelica Kauffman, John…
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CollectionPaintingsbiblical and classical scenes by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Angelica Kauffman, important landscapes by John…
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Past EventTurner Versus Constable - Tour 1Turner and Constable were rivals and two very different characters and artists. Join us for a members-only tour looking at paintings by the great “double-act” of British landscape art
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Past EventTurner Versus Constable - Tour 2Turner and Constable were rivals and two very different characters and artists. Join us for a members-only tour looking at paintings by the great “double-act” of British landscape art
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Past EventTurner versus Constable - Tour 3Turner and Constable were rivals and two very different characters and artists. Join us for a members-only tour looking at paintings by the great “double-act” of British landscape art
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Past EventTurner versus Constable - Tour 4Turner and Constable were rivals and two very different characters and artists. Join us for a members-only tour looking at paintings by the great “double-act” of British landscape art
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Past EventMembers' Tour: Turner Versus ConstableV&A South KensingtonTurner and Constable were rivals and two very different characters and artists. Join us for a members-only tour looking at paintings by the great “double-act” of British landscape art
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Blog PostWatercolours of Industrial landscapes – grey, grimy but gorgeousEnglish countryside – green fields, picturesque woods, ancient monuments – in works like this one by John…
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Blog PostAI Assisted Collections ExplorationUser Query - Objects by John Constable from the C18th.…
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Blog PostWade around in John Constable’s Water MeadowsArtist John Constable spent many happy hours painting the waterways of his eastern England where he grew up in what is now Essex and Suffolk. Rivers ran past the mills owned by his father in...
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Blog PostMuseum at warcases for the inclusion of key objects of lesser financial value – such as correspondence related to John…
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Blog PostSecrets of the Museum – 3.2 & 3.3 expandedPhoto: Giovanni Corabi Episode two also reveals lesser-known works by famous names, John Constable…
