Book Description
Hugely popular, John Constable (1776-1837) is often cited as the most genuine painter of the English countryside. His iconic images of rural life and landscape are endlessly reproduced, evoking a vanished idyll. Looking beyond the myths that have grown up around the artist, and drawing on a close reading of both his work and letters, William Vaughan provides a fresh understanding of the scope of Constable's achievement.
About the author
William Vaughan is Pevsner Professor of History of Art at the School of History of Art, Film and Visual Meida, Birkbeck College, London.