Life and letters of John Constable, RA . written to Dunthorne to send me Johnny. He is not at allvulgar, and naturally very clever. But were he not, I should lovehim for his fathers sake. To Dunthorne, Constable wrote : Iam rather disappointed at not seeing Johnny here yet; but asthe weather is now fine, though cold, I wish you would let himcome. I am desirous of having him now, for I think he will beuseful to stimulate me to work, by setting my palette, &c., whichyou know is a great help, and keeps me cheerful. I am anxiousabout the large picture, Willy Lotts House, which looksuncommonly well
Life and letters of John Constable, RA . written to Dunthorne to send me Johnny. He is not at allvulgar, and naturally very clever. But were he not, I should lovehim for his fathers sake. To Dunthorne, Constable wrote : Iam rather disappointed at not seeing Johnny here yet; but asthe weather is now fine, though cold, I wish you would let himcome. I am desirous of having him now, for I think he will beuseful to stimulate me to work, by setting my palette, &c., whichyou know is a great help, and keeps me cheerful. I am anxiousabout the large picture, Willy Lotts House, which looksuncommonly well in the masses and tone. I am determined todetail, but not retail, it out. Tell Abram, Mr. Coxet intendshaving my Windmill engraved, and has put it into the hands ofMr. Landseer for that purpose. It is a pretty subject, one of the • Two martin cats, of which he exhibited a small picture at the British Gallery. + Peter Coxe, the brother of Archdeacon Coxe, and author of a poem called theSocial Day, for which the engraving was 5< en S < i8i4.] SALE OF TWO OF HIS PICTURES. SS Stoke Mills. I am determined to finish a small picture on thespot, for every large one I intend to paint. This I have alwaystalked about, but have never yet done. The little Farm-house, which in the last letter is called WillyLotts House, is situated on the edge of the river, close to Flat-ford Mill. It is the principal object in many of Constablespictures; but the most e.\act view of it occurs in the oneengraved for the English Landscape, with the title of AMill Stream, and is taken from the front of the Mill, the wheelof which occasions the ripple seen on the surface of the Lott, its possessor, was born in it; and, it is said, haspassed more than eighty years without having spent four wholedays away from it. So little was Constables art appreciated, that the sale of twoof his pictures, this year, must be mentioned as an extraordinaryevent; a small one exhibited at the British Gall
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