The Glebe Farm
1855
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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John Constable
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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The Glebe Farm is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
John Constable’s *The Glebe Farm* is a print from one of the most important mezzotint series ever made. It comes from his late-life project to turn his own oil sketches and paintings into prints. The series, *Various Subjects of English Landscape*, aimed to capture the look and feel of the English countryside. This print is part of a 22-piece collection organized in six parts. After Constable’s death, the plates were reprinted later. It shows how he shaped how people saw rural England in art. Want to see more like this? Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This mezzotint by John Constable, titled *The Glebe Farm*, is part of the series *Various Subjects of English Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery, from Pictures Painted by John Constable, R.A.*, published between 1830 and 1832. The print was engraved by David Lucas, who adapted Constable’s original works into a distinct graphic style using mezzotint, drypoint, and etching techniques. The series aimed to emphasize the interplay of light and shadow in English landscapes, reflecting Constable’s efforts to promote nature’s visual principles. Following Constable’s death in 1837,…
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John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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