Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames

John Constable

1829 · Oil on canvas · Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

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About this work

Artist: John Constable (1776–1837)
Year: 1829
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 121.9 × 164.5 cm
Collection: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Movement: Romanticism

The ruined towers of Hadleigh Castle stand on a bluff above the Thames estuary in the raw light of a morning after a storm, with gulls wheeling, cattle on the slope and a lone shepherd and his dog among the ruins. Constable had drawn the castle on a visit in 1814; he returned to the subject after the death of his wife Maria in 1828, working it up through a full-size oil sketch now at Tate into this finished canvas, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1829. It was the first picture he showed as a full Academician, and he was anxious about its reception. In the catalogue he printed lines from Thomson's The Seasons about melancholy bounds and rude ruins. The broken, flickering handling marks a departure from his earlier finish. It is in the Yale Center for British Art, a gift of Paul Mellon.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Ruined towers in raw post-storm light with gulls and a lone shepherd, a melancholy landscape for a study, hallway or bedroom at 24×18 or 32×24 in black. A warm grey, deep green or ochre wall; its broken handling rewards close looking.

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1829)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; oak lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; 16×12 and 24×18 and 32×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames — Morning after a Stormy Night in the public domain?

Yes. John Constable (1776–1837) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Yale Center for British Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames — Morning after a Stormy Night painted, and in what medium?

Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames — Morning after a Stormy Night dates from 1829 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 121.9 × 164.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames — Morning after a Stormy Night (John Constable) — Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames — Morning after a Stormy Night · John Constable · 1829. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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