John Constable: The Leaping Horse

by Richard Humphreys

Each year between 1819 and 1825, English painter John Constable (1776-1837) submitted a monumental canvas to the Royal Academy of Arts in London for display in the Summer Exhibition. These so-called "six-footers" captured the life of the River Stour in Suffolk, where Constable grew up and where he returned to paint each summer. "The Leaping Horse," the last of these canvases, now a major work in the Academy's permanent collection, is the subject...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910350818
• ISBN13: 9781910350812
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.0"