Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

John Constable

1823 · Oil on canvas · Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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About this work

Artist: John Constable (1776–1837)
Year: 1823
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 87.6 × 111.8 cm
Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Movement: Romanticism

The cathedral's spire, seen from the south-east across the bishop's garden, is framed by an arch of trees, with cattle in the foreground and, at the lower left, the small figures of Bishop John Fisher and his wife at a gate, with one of their daughters a little further down the path. Fisher, one of Constable's closest friends, commissioned the painting in 1820, and Constable worked it up from sketches made on visits in 1811 and 1820, including an open-air oil study now in Ottawa. He showed it at the Royal Academy in 1823 and called it the most difficult landscape subject he had ever had on his easel. The bishop disliked the dark cloud over the spire and asked for a serener sky; a full-size version with clearer weather followed in 1825 and is now in the Frick Collection. This prime version came to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1857 with the Sheepshanks Gift.

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

A spire framed by an arch of trees with cattle and a dark cloud, for a study, living room or dining room at 24×18 or 32×24 in black. Sage, cream or warm grey; it pairs with Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows for two views.

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1823)
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 Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds 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 Victoria and Albert Museum.

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 Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds painted, and in what medium?

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds dates from 1823 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 87.6 × 111.8 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

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds (John Constable) — Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds · John Constable · 1823. 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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