The Hay Wain

John Constable

1821 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

Size3:2 ratio

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About this work

Artist: John Constable (1776–1837)
Year: 1821
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 130.2 × 185.4 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Movement: Romanticism

An empty hay cart fords the shallow River Stour at Flatford, in Suffolk, beside Willy Lott's cottage, with a dog on the bank, meadows and haymakers in the distance and a big sky of moving cloud. Constable painted it in his London studio in 1821 from sketches made near his childhood home, working up a full-size oil sketch first, as he did for all his large river scenes. The Royal Academy received it coolly, but when it was shown in Paris in 1824 it won a gold medal and impressed Delacroix with its broken touches of white and its fresh greens. It was given to the National Gallery in 1886. The view has barely changed, and the mill and cottage can still be visited.

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

Fresh greens, a wide sky and a river crossing make this a living-room or dining-room landscape, over a sofa at 24×16 in natural wood or black. It suits a country-style room with wood furniture and a cream wall; also a kitchen at 24×16.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1821)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, kitchen, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood 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: 18×12, 24×16 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

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 The Hay Wain 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 National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12 and 24×16 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Hay Wain painted, and in what medium?

The Hay Wain dates from 1821 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 130.2 × 185.4 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×16 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 18×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Hay Wain we'd choose 24×16. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Hay Wain (John Constable) — The Hay Wain · John Constable · 1821. 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. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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