New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

John Constable

139 works

Featured

Pencil and wash drawing of a thatched cottage with a brick chimney among trees, with a wooden gate in front.

Cottage among Trees

1795

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a top hat on a slope, with a dog on a distant rise under an open sky.

Hampstead Heath

1820

Pencil sketch of four sailing ships with rigging at anchor on calm water, with a distant shoreline and handwritten ship names

Four East Indiamen at Archor

1803

Pencil sketch of a rolling rural landscape with trees, a winding path, and a faint distant horizon under an empty sky.

Dedham Vale from Langham

1803

Pencil drawing of a church spire over trees with sailboat and rowboats on a calm river.

Fulham Church from across the River

1818

Pencil sketch of a large tree, wooden gate and distant cottage in a wooded landscape.

Coombe Wood

1812

Pencil sketch of a windmill with lattice sails beside a cottage and trees under a loosely drawn sky.

Landscape with Windmill

1825

Brown ink and wash sketch of a sailing boat on water beside dark shoreline trees under a brightening sky, with birds.

Dawn

1831

Watercolor sketch of a pointed stone archway opening onto a shaded woodland path with tall trees.

East Bergholt Church, Looking Out the South Archway of the Ruined Tower

1806

Pencil sketch of an open landscape with a path, trees on the right, and dark hatched clouds above.

Dedham Vale from Langham

1830

Pencil and brown wash drawing of an uprooted tree with exposed roots and a small rider on horseback at right.

Helmingham: The Silent Pool

1800

Watercolor of a sandy beach with beached sailing boats, walking figures, and a row of seafront buildings under a cloudy sky.

Brighton Beach Looking West

Graphite sketch of flowers in a faceted pitcher with handwritten plant notes along the bottom edge.

Flowers in a Pitcher

Brown wash drawing of a valley with a stream, dark trees and mountain slopes under a pale evening sky.

Borrowdale: Evening after a Fine Day, 1 October 1806

1806

Pencil sketch of a meadow with a distant cathedral spire, large trees at the sides, grazing cattle and a cloudy sky.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

1829

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships at anchor with masts and rigging, smaller boats fading into mist on the left.

Two Ships at Anchor

1803

Pencil drawing of ruined stone priory walls with arched windows, a doorway, and a tall tree under a cloudy sky.

Ruin of St. Botolph's Priory, Colchester

1809

Pencil sketch of two figures by a river with a boat, trees on the bank, and a tall poplar under a pale sky.

Two Figures by a River

1807

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a bonnet and shawl seated and reading an open book, by John Constable, 1812.

Mary Constable Reading

1812

Pencil sketch of a pond landscape with a seated figure, trees, and a distant church tower, with a smaller church study at low

Two Studies of Dedham Church from the East

1806

Pencil drawing of an open plain seen from a grassy escarpment, with small figures in the foreground and clouds above.

Salisbury Plain from Old Sarum

1829

Pencil and watercolor sketch of several people seated around a round table in a room, with a dog and a landscape view.

Mr. Hobson of Markfield and Family

1806

Male Nude

1808

Pencil sketch of a church tower with a cross beside a large shaded tree and a low stone wall.

Leatherhead Church, Near Epsom, from the Northeast

1806

Brown ink and wash drawing of tall trees and two small deer in a woodland landscape with distant hills.

Trees and Deer

1825

Pencil drawing of beached sailing boats on a muddy Thames shore with distant buildings under a cloudy sky.

Shipping on the Thames

1818

Pencil landscape drawing of rolling fields, a flat-topped hill, sheep grazing and shepherds under a cloudy sky.

Old Sarum at Noon

1829

Charcoal drawing of a winding road past large trees and rolling hills, with two small figures in the distance.

Wooded Slope with a Receding Road

1850

Grey wash drawing of a large tree and smaller trees in a meadow beneath a pale blue sky with clouds.

Trees in a Meadow

1805

Pencil sketch of a rural landscape with a walking figure, trees, and a church spire on distant hills.

View near Arundel

1834

Soft grey sketch of a coastline with a sailing boat, distant buildings, figures on the sand, and a heavy stormy sky.

Flamborough Head

Pencil drawing of a stand of tall leafy trees with a rolling hill and a small figure in a field.

A Stand of Elm Trees (recto); A Study of East Bergholt with the Church (verso)

c. 1802