Studies of Two Ploughs
Sul dipinto
This life study contrasts two different types of plough. You can see a heavy wheel plough at the bottom and a lighter swing plough at the top. Both reappear in finished paintings by Constable many years later.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 789-1888
Nel frattempo, nella vita di John Constable
Tutta la vita1816
A marriage against the bride’s grandfather
Maria’s grandfather, Dr Rhudde, rector of East Bergholt, opposed the match: he thought the Constables his social inferiors and threatened to disinherit her. Constable’s parents approved but offered no support until he was financially secure; they died soon afterwards, and he inherited a fifth share of the family business.
October 1816
A honeymoon by the sea
After the wedding at St Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Fisher, the couple stayed at Fisher’s vicarage and toured the south coast. The sea at Weymouth and Brighton pushed Constable towards brilliant colour and lively brushwork.
2 ottobre 1816
Married: Maria Bicknell
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