The Cornfield

The Cornfield, painted 1826

The Cornfield is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist John Constable. It was finished in 1826 and was first exhibited at the Royal Academy that same year. It measures 143 by 122 cm. It is in the National Gallery, London.

Constable referred to the painting as "The Drinking Boy" and it is thought to show a lane leading from East Bergholt towards Dedham, Essex

External links

Constable's England, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Gallery page

Paintings by John Constable

Golding Constable's Flower Garden Golding Constable's Vegetable Garden Flatford Mill Wivenhoe Park Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill The Hay Wain Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds The Lock The Cornfield Dedham Vale Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

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