Mrs. James Pulham Sr. (Frances Amys, ca. 1766–1856)
John Constable
1818
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (75.6 x 62.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George A. Hearn, 1906
Accession Number
06.1272
Tags
PortraitsWomen
About the Artist
John Constable · 1776–1837
John Constable (1776-1837) was an English landscape painter whose naturalistic depictions of the Suffolk countryside revolutionized landscape painting and established him, alongside J.M.W. Turner, as one of England's greatest artists. His work pioneered the direct observation of nature that would later influence the French Barbizon school and, ultimately, Impressionism. Born in East Bergholt, Suf...