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The Hay Wain

Constable's painting is based on a site in Suffolk, near Flatford on the River Stour. The hay wain, a type of horse-drawn cart, stands in the water in the foreground. Across the meadow in the distance on the right, is a group of haymakers at work. The cottage shown on the left was rented by a farmer called Willy Lott and stands behind Flatford Mill. Today, the cottage and river path are still much…

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  • John Constable
  • John Constable
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  • Oil painting
  • oil painting (technique)
  • The National Gallery (opens in new window)
  • John Constable
  • John Constable
  • <paintings by form>
  • Oil painting
  • oil painting (technique)
  • Europeana 280
  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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  • 1821
  • http://www.geonames.org/6619833/
  • Presented by Henry Vaughan, 1886
  • UK_280_009
  • 130 x 185 cm
  • English
  • http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2366825
  • 1821
  • United Kingdom
  • 2063624_EU_280_UK
  • 2019-09-10T19:17:52.571Z
  • 2019-09-10T19:17:52.571Z