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| Weymouth Bay |
| John Constable, 1816–17 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 53 × 75 cm |
| National Gallery, London |
Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill was painted by the leading English landscape artist John Constable in 1816–17. John Constable ( 11 June 1776 &ndash 31 March 1837 Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oil painting is the process of painting with Pigments that are bound with a medium of Drying oil — especially in early modern Europe Linseed oil London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland John Constable ( 11 June 1776 &ndash 31 March 1837 The painting now hangs in the National Gallery, London.
In October 1816, Constable spent is honeymoon at the village of Osmington near the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset. Osmington is a village in south west Dorset, England, situated on the Jurassic Coast six kilometres (4 mi north-east of Weymouth. Weymouth (ˈweɪməθ is a town in Dorset, England situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The idea for this painting dates from this period. The painting shows a view of Weymouth Bay on the south coast of England, looking west. Weymouth Bay is a sheltered Bay on the south coast of England, in Dorset. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The painting includes Jordon Hill and the small Jordan River flowing over the beach, with Furzy Cliff behind.
A larger version of the painting called Osmington Shore was exhibited by Constable at the British Institution in 1819. The British Institution (in full the British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts under the Patronage of His Majesty; founded 1805 disbanded 1867 was a private 19th-century
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