Constable: Oil Sketches from the V&A

The exhibition explores the later works of John Constable, Britain's best-loved landscape painter, and showcases some of the finest paintings from the V&A's world-renowned Constable collection. It includes the full-size oil sketches for The Hay Wain and The Leaping Horse, two of the painter's most prestigious works.

  • The Hay Wain, John Constable

    Full-scale study for The Hay Wain, John Constable, about 1821, oil on canvas. Museum no. 987-1900

  • Study for The Leaping Horse, John Constable

    Full-scale study for The Leaping Horse, John Constable, about 1825, oil on canvas. Museum no. 986-1900

  • Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall Stairs, John Constable

    Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall Stairs, John Constable, 1819, oil on millboard. Museum no. 322-1888

  • Study for The Leaping Horse during conservation, John Constable

    Full-scale study for The Leaping Horse during conservation, John Constable, about 1825, oil on canvas. Museum no. 986-1900

  • Hampstead Heath, Branch Hill Pond, John Constable

    Hampstead Heath, Branch Hill Pond, John Constable, 1828, oil on canvas. Museum no. FA.35

  • Study of an Elm, John Constable

    Study of an Elm, John Constable, about 1821, oil on paper. Museum no. 786-1888

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