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Find out a little more about the life of one of England's foremost 19th-century artists, and also those water mills he was so fond of
Constable's Life Story
John Constable was born on June 11, 1776, in East Bergholt, Suffolk, in the area that would one day become known throughout the world as “Constable Country”.
Water Mills - a History
Although it has a romantic atmosphere, "The Hay Wain" is full of the practicalities of rural life: transporting hay by cart, fishing, the hay harvest, and water power.
Interview: Constable writer Colin Painter
Colin Painter is an artist/curator and writer who has studied how people relate to pictures in their domestic lives since the late 1970s. Among other exhibitions, Colin devised and realised "At Home With Constable's Cornfield" at the National Gallery in 1996 - a look at how people use and give meaning to a Constable image in their homes. He spoke to ICONS about John Constable's enduring popularity.
Interview: the National Gallery's Louise Govier
Louise Govier, adult learning manager at the National Gallery, discusses Constable's painting
Ten things…
Ten weird and wonderful facts that you may not have known about John Constable and "The Hay Wain".
