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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 16×24 or 24×36 in black. A warm grey, deep green or ochre wall; its broken handling rewards close looking.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1829)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

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

A museum-exhibition poster of John Constable's Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames — Morning after a Stormy Night — Hadleigh Castle — the ruined tower above the Thames estuary in the grey light after a stormy night — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The English Landscape, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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