View in Langdale
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
Artist
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
Dominant colour
View in Langdale is a 19 by John Constable, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a rugged valley with steep hills and a winding river at its base. The sky is light but stormy, with clouds gathering over the mountains. In the foreground, a few bare trees stand near the water’s edge, and a small village sits tucked between the hills. The loose, sketchy lines suggest the artist worked quickly, maybe outdoors. This style was common in the early 1800s for capturing landscapes on the spot. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s sketches up close.
This drawing by John Constable depicts a mountainous landscape rendered in pencil and grey wash. It was created during a two-month visit to the Lake District in the autumn of 1806, when Constable produced numerous sketches in the region. The work is part of a group of drawings made during this period, later exhibited at the Royal Academy.
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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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