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Title: Life and letters of John Constable, R. A
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859
Subjects: Contable, John, 1776-1837 Artists
Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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eft my picture till now, when Mr.Vernon has allowed it to go to the British Gallery, and I am gladto get it there in its present state as you will be able to see it.When you come, will you bring the little sketch of Arundel Mill,as I contemplate a picture of it of a pretty good size. Charlotte Street, February tth. My dear Purton,—I am sure these dear children would bedisappointed were they not to have the pleasure of joining theyoung folks at your party on Saturday. We all, therefore, gladlyavail ourselves of your and Mrs. Purtons kind invitation, and willbe with you at four oclock that day, John, myself, and the sailor ;though for myself there is always an uncertainty. I like to bepoking about among my lumber, and loathe to go from home. Iam glad you encourage me with Stoke. What say you to asummer morning, July or August, at eight or nine oclock, after aslight shower during the night, to enhance the dews in theshadowed part of the picture, under Hedgerow elms and hillocks green ?
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oI- 1836.) STOKE CHURCH. 311 Then the plough, cart, horse, gate, cows, donkey, &c., are all goodpaintable material for the foreground, and the size of the canvassufficient to try ones strength and keep one at full collar. Now,pray keep to your canvas, and get up a heath scene, to which youare now fully competent, having the advantage of previous experi-ence of that kind of practice on your large picture.* I am happywith these boys about me. My monitor, John, I always give upto, he is always in the right. Charley is a good boy, but a strawwill draw him aside—his character is easily mistaken. He is everyother night with his navigation master. Both boys are now readingtheir studies by my side. The large picture of Stoke was never painted; but a sketch ofthe subject furnished a plate for The English Landscape. Ofhis intention in this sketch, Constable says: The impressivesolemnity of a summers noon, when attended as it often is duringthe heats of the season, by thunder clouds, is at

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