Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds
ca. 1825 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 34 5/8 x 44 in. (87.9 x 111.8 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
This painting was made as a full-scale study for the picture of 1826 now in the Frick Collection, New York. The latter picture was completed for Constable’s friend John Fisher, bishop of Salisbury, who appears at lower left in both canvases. In fact the commission dates back to 1822; in the course of working on the composition, Constable opened up the tree canopy and added a sunny sky to frame the cathedral’s medieval spire, the tallest in England.
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About this artwork
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds (ca. 1825) by John Constable, oil on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About John Constable
John Constable, RA (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home – now known as "Constable Country" – which he invested with an intensity of affection.
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