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Constable: The Great Landscapes  1 June - 28 August 2006

Constable Country

Visit 'Constable Country' ...Nature’s three dimensional wrap-around Constable canvasses are a mere 60 minute train journey from London Liverpool Street. Enjoy a day in the East of England countryside to take in the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale views for yourself. Walk directly from Manningtree Station, follow a dedicated cycle route, wander at your own pace or join a guided tour from Flatford. For more information, visit www.letsgoeastofengland.com

    Constable's Counties
Flatford Mill and Lock
Constable Country Today
Zoom in on this area The Float Dedham Mill Stratford Mill
Map showing the location of Constable’s finished or exhibited versions of his Suffolk pictures included in the exhibition
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The Float:

Constable's The Leaping Horse 1825 is set at a site called the Float Bridge, towards Dedham upstream from Flatford.


John Constable, The Leaping Horse (full-size sketch) about 1824, Oil on canvas. Courtesy the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
John Constable
The Leaping Horse (full-size sketch)
about 1824
Courtesy the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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John Constable, The Leaping Horse 1825. Courtesy The Royal Academy of Arts, London
John Constable
The Leaping Horse 1825
Courtesy The Royal Academy
of Arts, London
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Dedham Mill:

Dedham Mill, upstream from Flatford, was owned by Constable’s father.


John Constable, Dedham Lock and Mill 1817. Pencil on paper. Courtesy The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
John Constable
Dedham Lock and Mill 1817
Courtesy The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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John Constable, Dedham Lock and Mill about 1817-18. Courtesy David Thomson
John Constable
Dedham Lock and Mill about 1817-18
Courtesy David Thomson
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Stratford Mill:

Stratford St Mary is two miles west of Flatford and was the site of a picturesque timberframed watermill.


John Constable, Stratford Mill (full-size sketch) about 1819. Oil on canvas. Courtesy the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
John Constable
Stratford Mill (full-size sketch) about 1819
Courtesy the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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John Constable, Stratford Milll 1820. Courtesy The National Gallery, London
John Constable
Stratford Mill 1820
Courtesy The National Gallery, London

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