Award
Royal Academician
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John Constable
1776-06-11 – 1837-03-31
Life & Legacy
John Constable (; 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 with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area on the borderland of Suffolk and north Essex surrounding his home – now known as "Constable Country" – which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling."
Constable's most famous paintings include Wivenhoe Park (1816), Dedham Vale (1828) and The Hay Wain (1821). Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially successful. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts at the age of 52. His work was embraced in France, where he sold more than in his native England and inspired the Barbizon school.
Occupation & Career
painter, landscape painter, architectural drafter, visual artist, artist
Education
Royal Academy of Arts; figure drawing
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Royal Academician; Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows; Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds; Dedham Lock and Mill
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Royal Academician
Employer
University of Cambridge
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Academy of Arts
Notable Work
Dedham Lock and Mill · Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds · Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Education & Institutions
figure drawing · Royal Academy of Arts
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Charles Golding Constable
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Family Child
Lionel Bicknell Constable
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Family Child
Isabel Constable
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Family Father
Golding Constable
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Family Mother
Ann Watts
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Family Spouse
Maria Bicknell
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Notable Work
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q159297 · wikidata
Notable Work
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q159297 · wikidata
Notable Work
Dedham Lock and Mill
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q159297 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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