Martin Gayford - Constable in Love
| Genre: |
Literature |
| Origin: |
UK |
| Location: |
Salisbury Museum Lecture Theatre |
| Tickets: |
£6
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| Dates: |
Sunday 23 May 14:30
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 | When John Constable fell in love with Maria Bicknell, he little knew how long it would take to make her his wife. The impediment to their marriage was simple: 'that necessary article, cash'. |
In this event Martin Gayford superbly illuminates Constable's early years as a painter. Maria and John's correspondence provides a lively backdrop to the story: one of lovers' tiffs; London versus country life; 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.
Martin Gayford is the art critic of The Spectator, and contributes regularly to The Daily Telegraph, Modern Painters and Harpers & Queen.
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