John Constable biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of John Constable

Author Name:

John Constable

Born As:

Other Names:

John Constable

Born:

11 Jun 1776

Died:

31 Mar 1837




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Romantic painter                          
Selected works:

Paintings:

Salisbury Cathedral - ca 1825 As a gesture of appreciation for John Fisher - the Bishop of Salisbury - who commissioned this painting - Constable included the Bishop and his wife in the canvas Their figures can be seen at the bottom left of the painting - behind the fence and under the shade of the trees.

Dedham Vale - 1802
The Hay Wain - 1821
Salisbury Cathedral - 1825
The Cornfield - 1826
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows -  - 1829
Brighton Beach with Colliers - 1824
Boat-building near Flatford Mill - 1815
Study of Cirrus Clouds - c1822
Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree,1823
Flatford mill - Scene from a Navigable River - 1817
Cottage at East Bergholt - 1833.                          
Mother Ann
Father Golding Constable
Married Maria Bicknell married in 1816, died in 1828. Seven children.                          
                          
He cared for his seven children alone for the rest of his life.