1825
La cathédrale de Salisbury vue des terres de l'évêque

La cathédrale de Salisbury vue des terres de l'évêque
John Constable , 1825
Huile sur toile 87,9 x 111,8 cm
Metropolitan, New York

Constable's normal practice was to make full-scale oil sketches for his finished paintings. The present picture was done as a study for the painting of 1826 in the Frick Collection, New York. The figures on the left are the bishop of Salisbury and his wife, Mrs. Fisher.