The Ruins of Netley Abbey
John Constable
c. 1826
Medium
etching on wove paper [1st state]
Dimensions
plate: 13.2 x 18.8 cm (5 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 22 x 30 cm (8 11/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1987.4.1
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...