1831
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Pitt Place, Epsom, the house of Mr. Digby Neave is a 1831 watercolor by John Constable, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour painting shows a large house with a garden and trees. The house is white with a tall spire on the right side. There are people standing in front of the house and in the garden. The sky is light grey with birds flying in it. The painting has a soft, dreamy quality to it, with gentle colours and delicate brushstrokes. The artist has captured the beauty of the English countryside in this peaceful scene. If you want to learn more about the artist who created this beautiful painting, look up Constable, John (RA).
The painting depicts Pitt Place in Epsom, the residence of Mr. Digby Neave, featuring a house surrounded by trees and birds. It was created in 1831, the same year Constable exhibited works at the Royal Academy, including *Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows* and *Yarmouth Pier*. The artist visited Neave at Epsom shortly after attending the coronation of William IV in September of that year.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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