On the death of these great men <nowiki>[</nowiki>Rembrandt, Ruysdael and Cuyp<nowiki>]</nowiki> Landscape rapidly declined; and during almost the wh… - John Constable

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On the death of these great men <nowiki>[</nowiki>Rembrandt, Ruysdael and Cuyp<nowiki>]</nowiki> Landscape rapidly declined; and during almost the whole of the succeeding century, little was produced.. .From this degraded and fallen state it is delightful to say that landscape painting revived in our own country [England], in all its purity, simplicity, and grandeur, in the works of Wilson, Gainsborough, Cozens, and Girtin.

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About John Constable

John Constable (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home. He was one of the earliest painters who painted with oil in 'plain air'; he made a lot of fresh and direct oil-sketches of the English landscape. john constable painted the scene of woods and water in 1830.

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Alternative Names: Dzhon Konsteblʹ Dzhon Konstabŭl R. A. John Constable Kʻang-ssŭ-tʻê-pu-êrh J. Constable R.A. Constable J. Constable R.A. Constable Jn. Constable John Constable R. A. John Constable R.A.

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England, with her climate of more than vernal freshness, and in whose summer skies, and rich autumnal clouds, the observer of Nature may daily watch her endless varieties of effect.. ..to one brief moment caught [by the artist] from fleeting time..

This appearance of the Evening was... just after a very heavy rain — more rain in the night and very — [?light] wind which continued all the — day following while making – this sketch observed the Moon easing – very beautifully... [in the] due East over the — heavy clouds from which the late showers – had fallen.

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