John Constable‘Flatford Mill’

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Born in Suffolk The son of a mill-

owner 1800 - entered the

Royal Academy

tardy recognition 1819 – was

made an associate of the Royal Academy

1829 - made a full academician

Influence on Romantics and Impressionists

‘I associate my careless boyhood with all that lies on the banks of the Stour. Those scenes made me a painter and I

am grateful - that is, I had often thought of pictures of them before ever I

touched a pencil.’

date of creation: circa 1817size: 101,6 × 127

displayed at: Tate Britainmedium: oil

depicted working people

Impasto technique

large preparatory sketches

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