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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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of all Mr. Lucass plates.The scene is near Bergholt, with Stoke and Langham in thedistance. It may almost be said that Constable knew every treein that neighbourhood by name ; the large one on the left in themiddle distance Dunthorne and he called the wjg tree, fromits shape. This plate, the Summerland, and the AutumnalSunset, all represent the same fields, and from points of viewnot far distant from each other. March 2nd. Dear Lucas,—. . . . Shall I see you on Thursday ?Alfred Chalon says: the Castle is a fine-looking thing. Iam anxious to see a first proof of the Evening ; but take yourtime. I will be very good and patient in future. I long to seethe Church, now that it is removed to a better spot—two fieldsoff. Take care to avoid rottenness—it is the worst quality of all.Leslie has not the Stoke; take him one when you next proveit, with the last alteration. Dear Lucas,—I send the Jaques in a flat, yet feel assuredyou will not make a flat of him. I am much pleased with what
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1830.) COXSTABLE ON THE HANGING COMMITTEE. 229 we are about so far, only I fear if we do not mind we shall nothave enough of the pastoral. Leslie has just been here, and likesmuch the sketch in a lane, which I send for you to look at. Itis a lovely subject, rich and novel, and what is better than all—natural; it would be a glorious full subject. The Jaques mentioned by Constable in this note was awater-coloured drawing of the often-painted scene—The WoundedStag. Of this subject he made many sketches, and contemplateda large picture—the only imaginary landscape he ever thought ofpainting. As a newly-elected Academician, he was now on the Committeeof Arrangement of the Exhibition, and, in a note to Mr. Lane, hesays: I am sadly harassed, and not being able to call on youis most vexatious. I cannot go out lest my picture and my fireshould go out too. How get you on ? ... I shall be over-whelmed with pictures, especially portraits, the painters of themall believing they can easily fi

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