Wivenhoe Park, Essex

John Constable

1816 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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Wivenhoe Park, Essex

Dedham Vale (The Vale of Dedham)

Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames

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About this work

Artist: John Constable (1776–1837)
Year: 1816
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 56.1 × 101.2 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Romanticism

Cattle graze beside the lake at Wivenhoe Park, the Essex estate of Major-General Francis Slater Rebow, under a sky of broken cumulus; at the far left the general's daughter rides in a donkey cart. Rebow, a close friend of Constable's father and the painter's first important patron, commissioned the view in 1816. Constable finished it that September, and the fee helped him marry Maria Bicknell the following month. It was shown at the Royal Academy in 1817. The clarity is almost photographic, yet Constable quietly rearranged the site to balance trees, meadow and water, and the precision of the brushwork in animals, birds and figures gives the small details real weight. The painting came to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1942 with the Widener Collection.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Cattle, a lake and broken cumulus in near-photographic clarity, a wide calm landscape for a living room, dining room or study at 24×36 in black or natural oak. A cream, sage or warm grey wall; it suits a country-style room with wood furniture.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1816)
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

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Wivenhoe Park, Essex 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 of 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 Wivenhoe Park, Essex painted, and in what medium?

Wivenhoe Park, Essex dates from 1816 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 56.1 × 101.2 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 Wivenhoe Park, Essex — Wivenhoe Park — a sunlit English estate with cattle, a lake and fishermen beneath a sky of heaped cloud — 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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Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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