Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (c.1825)

Constable, John (1776-1837)

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds
c.1825
Oil on canvas, 87.9 x 111.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

This painting was made as a full-scale study for the picture of 1826 now in the Frick CollectionNew York. The latter picture was completed for Constable’s friend John Fisher, bishop of Salisbury, who appears at lower left in both canvases. In fact the commission dates back to 1822; in the course of working on the composition, Constable opened up the tree canopy and added a sunny sky to frame the cathedral’s medieval spire, the tallest in England. (MET)

Compare:

Constable, John (1776-1837)
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds
1826
Frick CollectionNew York

 

 

Constable, John (1776-1837)
Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close
1820
National Gallery of ArtWashington

 

 

See also:

• Salisbury (England)