Willy Lott's House from the Stour

Willy Lott's House from the Stour
ArtistJohn Constable
Year1816–18
TypeOil on canvas, landscape
Dimensions61 cm × 50.8 cm (24 in × 20.0 in)
LocationAshmolean Museum, Oxford

Willy Lott's House from the Stour is a c.1818 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It depicts a view on the River Stour in Suffolk, close to the border with Essex, an area where the artist grew up and is now frequently known as Constable Country.[1] It is also known by the alternative title The Valley Farm.[2]

Willy Lott was a tenant farmer who lived at Willy Lott's Cottage and the property appears in a number of Constable paintings, notably The Hay Wain (1821).[3]

In 2014 the painting was allocated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford following its acceptance in lieu.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bailey pp.318-19
  2. ^ "748463". Ashmolean Image Library.
  3. ^ Maudlin p.129
  4. ^ Brown, Mark (October 28, 2014). "John Constable painting transferred to public ownership in lieu of £1m tax". The Guardian.

Bibliography

  • Bailey, Anthony. John Constable: A Kingdom of his Own. Random House, 2012.
  • Maudlin, Daniel, The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 - 1860. Routledge, 2015.


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