Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) The Baby-House 1872 Etching on chine applique, 14.5 x 18.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
The Baby-House (1872)
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Wivenhoe Park, Essex (1816)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Wivenhoe Park, Essex 1816 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 101.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look out onto a landscape with low, grassy hills to the left, a lake to the right, and a brick building in…
The White Horse (1818-1819)
Constable, John (1776-1837) The White Horse 1818–1819 Oil on canvas, 127 x 183 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This six-foot-wide canvas was something new for a 19th-century artist: it’s a sketch the same size as the final painting (now in the…
Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset (1821-1822)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset 1821–1822 Oil on paper on canvas, 20.3 x 27.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This horizontal painting is filled with gray and white clouds against a blue sky. Wisps of white clouds are interspersed…
Half-Length Portrait of a Cleric
Constable, John (1776-1837) Half-Length Portrait of a Cleric s.d. Graphite on tan wove paper, 27.4 x 22 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
A Seascape with Two Sail Boats
Constable, John (1776-1837) A Seascape with Two Sail Boats s.d. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 11.4 x 18 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close (1820)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close 1820 Oil on canvas, 73 x 91 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds c.1825 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury…
Morning after the Blitz (1940)
Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Morning after the Blitz 1940 Crayon and gouache on paper, 63.2 x 55.9 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Woody Landscape (c.1783-1784)
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Woody Landscape c.1783–1784 Oil on canvas, 64 x 76.8 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Although most famous for his portraits, Gainsborough was also one of the originators of English landscape painting in the eighteenth century. Inspired by Dutch landscapes from…
Study of a Female Nude (1811)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Study of a Female Nude 1811 Black and white chalk on blue paper Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford