Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond

John Constable, c. 1800–37

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Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond, c. 1800–37. graphite.

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graphite · Sheet: 19.5 x 31.1 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond
Artist: John Constable (British, 1776–1837)
Date: c. 1800–37
Medium: graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 19.5 x 31.1 cm (7 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1776–1837

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