john constable
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John Constable‘Flatford Mill’
T. Oglezneva 751
Born in Suffolk The son of a mill-
owner 1800 - entered the
Royal Academy
tardy recognition 1819 – was
made an associate of the Royal Academy
1829 - made a full academician
Influence on Romantics and Impressionists
‘I associate my careless boyhood with all that lies on the banks of the Stour. Those scenes made me a painter and I
am grateful - that is, I had often thought of pictures of them before ever I
touched a pencil.’
date of creation: circa 1817size: 101,6 × 127
displayed at: Tate Britainmedium: oil
depicted working people
Impasto technique
large preparatory sketches
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