The White Horse by John Constable (1776-1837). 1819. Oil on canvas. 127 x 183 cm (50 x 72 1/16 in.) framed: 164.5 x 219.7 x 17.2 cm (64 3/4 x 86 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.). Credit: Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art. Identified as being in the public domain.
Fully on show here is Constable the poet of the English idyll in a period when his evocations of the green and pleasant land were an affirmation of patriotism in defiance of the Napoleonic war and the pressure of foreign threats . — Simon Cooke.
Related Material
- Constable's The Leaping Horse
- Turner and Constable, Rivals and Originals (27 November 2025 – 12 April 2026) [Exhibition review]
Bibliography
The White Horse. National Gallery ofArt. Web. 11 December 2025
Created 11 December 2025