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Constable's tranquil scene of a farm cart crossing a millpond in the English countryside is a hymn to ordinary rural life. Its fresh, dappled handling of light and clouds startled French painters when it was shown in Paris. It is the best-loved British landscape.
The Hay Wain
- Date1821
- MovementRomanticism
- WhereNational Gallery, London
- RegionBritain