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John Constable (1776-1837) was an English painter who was a master of landscape painting in the romantic style. His works, done directly from nature, influenced French painters of the Barbizon School and the Impressionism movement.

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• A sketchbook by John Constable

  http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/constable_sketchbook/
  Pictures of the artist's sketchbook he used back in 1814. At the Victoria and Albert Museum.

• ARC: John Constable

  http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artist.php?artistid=782
  Collection of images.

• Artble: John Constable

  http://www.artble.com/artists/john_constable
  Extensive biography including artist context, style, technique and critical reception. Also provides a list with images of his famous paintings with proper date, size and medium.

• Artchive: John Constable

  http://www.artchive.com/artchive/C/constable.html
  Excerpts from the article by Simon Wilson and a collection of images.

• Artcyclopedia: John Constable

  http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/constable_john.html
  Links to artist's works in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.

• Britain Express: John Constable

  http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/constable.htm
  Artist's biography.

• Constable's Great Lanscapes: The Six-Foot Paintings

  http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2006/constable/earlylife.shtm
  Provides a biography focused on his early life and work with emphasis on his many Six-Foot Stour River paintings. Elaborated by the National Gallery of Art.

• Constable: Impression of Land, Sea and Sky

  http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/CONSTABLE/Default.cfm
  Exhibition information including a brief biography and a gallery showing his artworks.

• Constable: The Great Landscapes

  http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2006/Jan-Jun06/constable.htm
  Artist's biography including images of his works.

• Getty Museum: John Constable

  http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/2853/william-constable-british-1783-1861/
  Brief biography regarding the English artist including background information on one of his works.

• Grave of John Constable

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5392
  Pictures of artist's grave.

• Haber's Art Reviews: John Constable and the Origins of Modernism

  http://www.haberarts.com/constabl.htm
  Reviews by John Haber of New York City art galleries and museums.

• Humanities Web: John Constable

  http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=c&a=b&ID=10
  Features a biography as well as a list of his selected works, quotations, suggested reading and chronological events.

• John Constable at Langham, a Village in Essex

  http://www.langham.org.uk/HistoryIndex/Constable/Constable.htm
  Artist's biography and several images of his works.

• John Constable – English Landscape Painter

  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/john-constable-english-landscape-painter.html
  Presents a biography focused on his art studies, marriage and career.

• National Portrait Gallery

  http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp01007
  Shows Constable's portrait done by multiple artists.

• Olga's Gallery: John Constable

  http://www.abcgallery.com/C/constable/constable.html
  Comprehensive collection of the artist's works with a biography and historical comments.

• Tate Collection: John Constable

  http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-constable-108
  Provides a total of 261 artworks, including historical background information on most paintings.

• The Art Institute of Chicago

  http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/Constable,+John
  Displays a list of artworks done by the English artist.

• The Haywain by John Constable

  http://www.thelilypad.co.uk/haywain.html
  The story behind the classic English work of art.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jcns/hd_jcns.htm
  Features the life, times, and works of art of the English landscape painter through his biography and a slideshow presenting his works of art.

• The National Gallery - John Constable

  http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/john-constable
  Brief biography regarding the English artist born in Suffolk. Additional historical background information on each painting is available.

• Web Gallery of Art: John Constable

  http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/constabl/index.html
  Collection of artist's works with a biography and comments on most paintings.

• WebMuseum: Constable, John

  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/constable/
  Artist's biography and a collection of images.

• Wikipedia: John Constable

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constable
  Encyclopedia article featuring a biography and further reading sources regarding the English Romantic painter. Collection of his artworks is also available dated from 1802 to 1837.

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