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Attributed to John Constable (British, 1776 - 1837)
Attributed to John Constable (British, 1776 - 1837)
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Attributed to John Constable (British, 1776 - 1837) Portrait of an elegant lady in Regency dress, oil on canvas, relined, 54 x 46 cm Provenance : Property of a Lady, Dorset John Constable, RA was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area 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''. His most famous paintings include Wivenhoe Park of 1816,[3]Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821. Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, Constable was never financially successful. He did not become a member of the establishment until he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52. His work was embraced in France, where he sold more works than in his native England and inspired the Barbizon school. To make ends meet, Constable took up portraiture, which he found dull, though he executed many fine portraits. He also painted occasional religious pictures but, according to John Walker, ''Constable's incapacity as a religious painter cannot be overstated.''
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Attributed to John Constable (British, 1776 - 1837)

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