Where? National Gallery, Trafalgar Square When? 17th October 2024 to 2nd February 2025 10 AM to 6 PM (Mon-Thu, Sat-Sun); 10 AM to 9 PM (Fri) Price? Free · See nationalgallery.org Parking: Nearby car parks Buses: 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 24, 87, 91, 139, 176 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is Charing Cross Bakerloo Northern Other nearby stations: Covent Garden, Embankment, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus Train fares
The National Gallery will be putting on a one-room exhibition to explore the making of John Constable's The Hay Wain -- one of the most iconic paintings in British art.
When it was first created visitors saw his Suffolk landscape as being quite radical, whereas today, over 200 years later, the painting is considered a traditional image of the English countryside.
By comparing it with George Morland's storms, William Blake's spiritual landscapes, and William Mulready's treatment of atmospheric light, the display will examine how Constable's contemporaries created their own rural scenes.
It will also bring together some of the sketches that Constable made over twenty years before he finally produced the finished work.
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