Curator’s note

The Hay Wain

John Constable's 1821 painting shows a hay wain (cart) crossing the River Stour near Flatford in Suffolk, England. Its close observation of natural light, clouds, and water has made it one of the best-known images in English landscape painting.

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Date: 1821
Medium: canvas

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ArtistJohn Constable PeriodNeoclassical & Romantic CountryUnited Kingdom MuseumThe National Gallery, London

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