Rediscovering The Hay Wain: Constable’s radical masterpiece headlines this National Gallery exhibition

One of the most famous paintings you’ve probably never seen in person will be the highlight of a John Constable exhibition later this year.
Constable’s The Hay Wain was painted just over 200 years ago. While today it’s considered a classic representation of a quintessential and somewhat romantic British countryside, when first shown, it was considered quite radical, challenging a number of preconceptions about how landscapes should be represented.
Extract from The Hay Wain
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