Constable: The Art of the Everyday

The Locations of the Major Works

 

 

Still from Secret Lives of the Artists: Constable in Love

 

 

 

Golding Constable's Flower Garden

 
John Constable, Golding Constable’s Flower Garden, 1815, oil on canvas, 33 x 50.8 cm.  Ipswich Museums and Galleries

Dedham Vale

John Constable, Dedham Vale, oil on canvas, 43.5 x 34.4 cm.  Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The Influence of Claude (yet again)

 Claude, Landscape with Hagar and the Angel, 1646, oil on canvas, 52.7 x 43.8 cm.  National Gallery, London 

View Towards the East Bergholt, 30 September 1810

  John Constable, View Towards the East Bergholt Rectory, 30 September 1810, oil on canvas laid on panel, 15.6 x 24.8 cm.  Philadelphia Museum of Art

Flatford Mill

 John Constable, Flatford Mill, 1816 – 17, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 127 cm.  Tate, London

The White Horse

 John Constable, The White Horse, 1819, oil on canvas, 131.4 x 188.3 cm.  Frick Collection, New York

The Hay Wain

 John Constable, The Hay Wain, 1821, oil on canvas, 130.2 x 185.4 cm.  National Gallery, London

 Detail of The Hay Wain

Cumulus Clouds

John Constable, Cumulus Clouds, 1822, oil on paper laid on canvas, 30.5 x 50.8 cm.  Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

A View on the Stour near Dedham

John Constable: A View on the Stour near Dedham, 1822, oil on canvas, 129.5 x 188 cm.  The Henry Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino

Salisbury Cathedral, from the Bishop's Grounds

 John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral, from the Bishop’s Grounds, 1823, oil on canvas, 87.6 x 111.8 cm.  Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 Yarmouth Jetty

John Constable, Yarmouth Jetty, after 1823, oil on canvas, 32.4 x 50.5 cm.  Tate, Britain

A Boat Passing a Lock

John Constable, A Boat Passing a Lock, 1826, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 127 cm.  Royal Academy of Arts, London

The Leaping Horse

 John Constable, The Leaping Horse, 1824 – 5, oil on canvas, 142.2 x 187.3 cm.  Royal Academy of Arts, London

The Vale of Dedham

 John Constable, The Vale of Dedham, 1827 – 28, oil on canvas, 145 x 122 cm.  National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames

 

  John Constable, Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames – morning after a stormy night, 1829, oil on canvas, 122 x 161.9 cm.  Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut  

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

 John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1831, oil on canvas, 151.8 x 189.9 cm.  National Gallery, London

The Cenotaph 

 John Constable: The Cenotaph (Cenotaph to the memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds, erected in the grounds of Coleorton Hall, Leicestershire, by the late Sir George Beaumont, Bart.), 1836, oil on canvas, 132.1 x 108.6 cm.  National Gallery, London



Andrew Graham Dixon documentary: Constable in Love

 

 

J. M. W. Turner: Luminosity in Light

J. M. W Turner: 1775 - 1851

 J. M. W. Turner, Self-Portrait, c.1799, oil paint on canvas, 74.3 x 58.4 cm.  Tate, London

Fishermen at Sea

J. M. W. Turner, Fishermen at Sea, 1796, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 122.4 cm.  Tate, London

Morning Amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland

J. M. W. Turner, Morning Amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland, 1798, oil on canvas, 123 x 89.7 cm.  Tate, London

Dolbadarn Castle

J. M. W. Turner, Dolbadarn Castle, 1800, oil on canvas, 119.5 x 90.2 cm.  Royal Academy of Arts, London

The Real Dolbadarn Castle

Photograph of Dolbadarn Castle 

The Fifth Plague of Egypt

J. M. W. Turner, The Fifth Plague of Egypt, 1800, oil on canvas, 121.9 x 182.9 cm.  Indianapolis Museum of Art

Dutch Boats in a Gale: Fishermen Endeavouring to Put their Fish on Board (The Bridgewater Sea-Piece_

J. M. W. Turner, Dutch Boats in a Gale: Fishermen Endeavouring to put their Fish on Board (The Bridgewater Sea-Piece), 1801, oil on canvas, 162.5 x 221 cm.  The National Gallery, London

Williem van de Velde the Younger 

Willem van de Velde the Younger, A Rising Gale, 1671 – 2, oil on canvas, 129.5 x 189 cm.  Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio

Calais Pier with French Poissards Preparing for Sea: An English Packet Arriving

J. M. W. Turner, Calais Pier with French Poissards Preparing for Sea: An English Packet Arriving, 1803, oil on canvas, 172 x 240 cm.  National Gallery, London

Fall of the Reichenbach, in the Valley of the Oberhasil, Switzerland

J. M. W. Turner, Fall of the Reichenbach, in the Valley of Oberhasli, Switzerland, 1804, watercolour, scratching out and stopping out,  103 x 70.4 cm.  Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford

Mortlake Terrace.  The Seat of William Moffatt, Esq: Summer's Evening

J. M. W. Turner, Mortlake Terrace, The Seat of William Moffatt, Esq.: Summer’s Evening, 1827, oil on canvas, 92 x 122 cm.  National Gallery of Art, Washington

 

 Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps

J. M. W. Turner, Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps, 1812, oil on canvas, 146 x 237.5 cm.  Tate, London

Another Military Dictator Who Crossed the Alps: David's Napoleon 

 

Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Great Saint Bernard Pass, 1801, oil on canvas, 260 x 221 cm.  Musée National de Malmaison

John Martin is "Inspired" by Turner's Vortex

John Martin, The Great Day of His Wrath, 1851 – 3, oil on canvas, 196.5 x 303.2 cm. Tate, London

Frosty Morning

   J. M. W. Turner, Frosty Morning, 1813, oil on canvas, 113.5 x 174.5 cm.  Tate, London

Crossing the Brook

J. M. W. Turner, Crossing the Brook, 1815, oil on canvas, 193 x 165 cm.  Tate, London 

The Influence of Claude Lorrain

Claude Lorrain, Landscape with Jacob and Laban and his Daughters, c.1654, oil on canvas, 143.5 x 252 cm.  Petworth House, Sussex

Dido Building Carthage; or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire

J. M. W. Turner, Dido Building Carthage; or the Rise of the Carthaginian Empire, 1815, oil on canvas, 155.5 x 232 cm.  National Gallery, London










 Claude's Seaports

Claude Lorrain, Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648, oil on canvas, 148.6 x 193.7 cm.  National Gallery, London 










The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire

J M W Turner, The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire, 1817, oil on canvas, 170 x 238.5 cm.  Tate, London

The Field of Waterloo

J. M. W. Turner, The Field of Waterloo, 1818, oil on canvas, 147.5 x 239 cm.  Tate, London

Looming Out of the Darkness: The Influence of Rembrandt's Nightwatch 

  Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642, oil on canvas, 363 x 437 cm.  Rijksmusem, Amsterdam

England: Richmond Hill, on the Prince Regent's Birthday

  J. M. W. Turner, England: Richmond Hill, on the Price Regent’s Birthday, 1819, oil on canvas, 180 x 334.5 cm.  Tate, London

 

Venice: San Giorgio Maggiore from the Dogana

J. M. W. Turner, Venice: San Giorgio Maggiore from the Dogana, 1819, watercolour, 22.4 x 28.7 cm.  Tate, London

Harbour of Dieppe (Changement de Domicile)

J. M. W. Turner, Harbour of Dieppe (Changement de Domicile), 1825, oil on canvas, 173.7 x 225.4 cm.  Frick Collection, New York

Regulus

J. M. W. Turner, Regulus, 1828, reworked 1837, oil on canvas, 91 x 124 cm.  Tate, London

Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus - Homer's Odyssey

J. M. W. Turner, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus – Homer’s Odyssey, 1829, oil on canvas, 132.5 x 203 cm.  National Gallery, London

A Skeleton Falling Off a Horse in Mid-Air

J. M. W. Turner, A Skeleton Falling Off a Horse in Mid-Air, c. 1825 – 30, oil on canvas, 60 x 75.5 cm.  Tate, London

 Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Night

J. M. W. Turner, Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Night, 1835, oil on canvas, 90.2 x 121.9 cm.  National Gallery of Art, Washington

Wreckers - Coast of Northumberland with a Steam Boat Assisting a Ship Off Shore

J. M. W. Turner, Wreckers – Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore, 1834, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm.  Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connticut 

The Burning of the House of Lords and Commons

J. M. W. Turner, The Burning of the House of Lords and Commons, 16^th October, 1834, 1835, oil on canvas, 92 x 123 cm.  Philadelphia Museum of Art

Turner on Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy 18th October 1834

  William Parrott, Turner on Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy, 1846, oil in panel, 25.1 x 22.9 cm.  Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield

Dawn After the Wreck

J. M. W. Turner, Dawn After the Wreck, c.1841, watercolour, gouache and rubbing out on paper, 25.1 x 36.8 cm.  Courtauld Institute Gallery, London

Turner's "Beginnings"

J. M. W. Turner, Colour Beginning, 1819, watercolour on paper, 22.6 x 28.7 cm.  Tate, London

The Fighting "Temeraire" Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up

J. M. W. Turner, The Fighting ‘Temeraire’ Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up, 1838, 1839, oil on canvas, 91 x 122 cm.  National Gallery, London

Simon Schama on Turner and the Romance of Britain

 

 

Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying - Typhoon Coming On

J. M. W. Turner, Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying – Typhon Coming On, 1840, oil on canvas, 91 x 138 cm.  Musuem of Fine Arts, Boston

Simon Schama on the impact of Turner's Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying - Typhoon Coming On

Detail from Slavers

 Detail of Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying – Typhon Coming On, 1840, oil on canvas, 91 x 138 cm.  Musuem of Fine Arts, Boston

Turner's Schloss Rosenau, Seat of HRH Prince Albert of Coburg, near Coburg Germany compared with the popular work of the day - Thomas Creswick's A Summer Afternoon

  J. M. W. Turner, Schloss Rosenau, Seat of HRH Prince Albert of Coburg, near Coburg, Germany, 1841, oil on canvas, 97 x 124.8cm, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

Thomas Creswick, A Summer’s Afternoon, 1844, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 127 cm.  Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Snow Storm - Steam Boat off a Harbour's Mouth

J. M. W. Turner, Snow Storm – Steam Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth, 1842, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 122 cm.  Tate, London

The Dogano, San Giorgio, Citella, from the Steps of the Europa

J. M. W. Turner, The Dogano, San Giorgio, Citella, from the Steps of the Europa, 1842, oil on canvas, 62 x 92.5 cm.  Tate, London

The Angel Standing in the Sun

J. M. W. Turner, The Angel Standing in the Sun, 1846, oil on canvas, 78.5 x 78.5 cm.  Tate, London

Peace - Burial At Sea

 J M W Turner, Peace – Burial at Sea, 1842, oil on canvas, 87 x 86.5 cm.  Tate, London

War, the Exile and the Rock Limpet

  J M W Turner, War, the Exile and the Rock Limpet, 1842, oil on canvas, 79.5 x 79.5 cm.  Tate, London

Rain, Steam and Speed: The Great Western Railway

J M W Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed: the Great Western Railway, 1844, oil on canvas, 91 x 122 cm.  National Gallery, London