. British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood. Till. /I a Painting by John Constable, xs-:oi-^° 1 :iL.» BN r ,PA. ?*s-roj>, Lennr . vjj. THE CORN-FIELD. From a Painting ly John Constable, C A L L C 0 T T. g own countr}, but had extended to France and Germany. From that tunehis fame increased continuously, even after his death, which took place in1837. Of the two pictures which we have selected as examples of Constablesstyle, the engravings by Mr. Lucas are well known. The Corn-field isundoubtedly one of the artists finest works. Time—as Consta
. British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood. Till. /I a Painting by John Constable, xs-:oi-^° 1 :iL.» BN r ,PA. ?*s-roj>, Lennr . vjj. THE CORN-FIELD. From a Painting ly John Constable, C A L L C 0 T T. g own countr}, but had extended to France and Germany. From that tunehis fame increased continuously, even after his death, which took place in1837. Of the two pictures which we have selected as examples of Constablesstyle, the engravings by Mr. Lucas are well known. The Corn-field isundoubtedly one of the artists finest works. Time—as Constable said itwould—has greatly modified the spotted appearance he gave to his paintings ;those spots have since become lights in harmony with the rest of thecolouring. We must admit, however, that some of the shadows are nowblacker than they were originally, and consequently impart a heaviness to theworks. We remember Constable well, having had the honour of his acquaintancewhen he resided in Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, about the year was in person tall; his countenance was remarkably expressive—full ofkindliness and goodness ; in look and manner he was suav
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