Romanticism

Salisbury Cathedral from the South-West - John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral from the South-West: John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral from the South-West is an 1820 painting by English Romantic landscape artist John Constable. This work is located in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. Salisbury Cathedral, located in Salisbury, England, is one of the most iconic examples of medieval architecture in the country. Constructed between 1220 and 1258, it is

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Waterloo Bridge from the Left Bank of the Thames - John Constable

Waterloo Bridge from the Left Bank of the Thames: John Constable

Waterloo Bridge from the Left Bank of the Thames is an 1820 painting by English Romantic landscape artist John Constable. This work is located in the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England. In the early 1800s, the Left Bank of the Thames in London underwent significant changes due to industrialization and urbanization. Factories, warehouses,

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The Grove - or the Admirals House in Hampstead - John Constable

The Grove, or the Admiral’s House in Hampstead: John Constable

The Grove, or the Admiral’s House in Hampstead is an 1821 painting by English Romantic landscape artist John Constable. This work is located in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany. Admiral’s House is a house that was originally built by Charles Keys in 1700. John Constable lived near to Admiral’s house and painted it frequently.

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Hampstead Heath with Bathers - John Constable

Hampstead Heath with Bathers: John Constable

Hampstead Heath with Bathers is an 1821 painting by English Romantic landscape artist John Constable. This work is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York. Bathing at Hampstead Heath in the early 1800s would have been quite different from contemporary practices. During this period, attitudes towards outdoor bathing and

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Hampstead Heath looking towards Harrow - John Constable

Hampstead Heath Looking Towards Harrow: John Constable

Hampstead Heath Looking Towards Harrow is an 1821 painting by English Romantic landscape artist John Constable. This work is located in the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut. Harrow is a town located in the London Borough of Harrow in north-west London, England. It is distinct from Hampstead Heath, which is located

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