Constable in love
Subtitle: love, landscape, money and the making of a gtreat painter
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Clipper large print
Publisher: W F Howes
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9781407448749
Subjects: Correspondence; Painters; Biography; Large type books
Description: "Martin Gayford writes superbly about Constable's early years as a painter with correspondence between him and his wife providing a lively backdrop to the story. Featuring encounters with Turner, Byron and Wordsworth, royal scandals and rivalries at the Royal Academy. All the time, John Constable battles to become a painter who can earn his living and win Maria's hand."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.