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The White Horse — John Constable

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Written by: Onur TunaResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 802458
John Constable

The White Horse

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerJohn Constable
Date1818-1819
Culture / OriginBritish
Mediumoil on canvas
DepartmentPainting
TypePainting
About the Artist

With Turner (q.v.), his exact contemporary, John Constable defined the parameters of genius for a generation of romantic landscape painters. The son of a prosperous miller and gentleman farmer, he entered into his profession late and was basically self-taught. Between 1796 and 1799 Constable had the advice of several artists and connoisseurs influential in the London art scene, primarily that of Sir George Beaumont (1753-1827), John Thomas Smith (1766-1833), and Joseph Farington (1747-1821). With the grudging consent of his parents,… Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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