John Constable (Manner), Landscape & River Scene trees He’s considered to be the

He’s considered to be the greatest political illustrator that Holland has produced and his oil paintings are particularly rare

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John Constable (Manner), Landscape & River Scene trees He’s considered to be theIn May 1914, this extensive early 19th century view across a broad winding river was sold via Mr Charles A Joel, auctioneer, at a much publicised sale in Newcastle. It was offered as a fully attributed work by the great John Constable RA (1776 1837). The sale was following the death of Joseph Ainsley Davidson Shipley (1822 1909), a solicitor and avid art collector from Gateshead, who amassed a collection of over 2,000 pictures. Aside from several