1826
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery
Dominant colour
The Chain Pier, Brighton is a 1826 oil by John Constable, depicting Jetty, held at National Gallery.
The Chain Pier, Brighton is a landscape painting by John Constable. It was created in 1826. The painting depicts a recently constructed pier in a resort town. This pier was a new feature of the town's seafront at the time, having been opened just a few years earlier. You can learn more about the artist's style and methods by looking up the technique of glazing.
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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