Philip Hensher

Watcher of the skies: John Constable, painter and meteorologist

It’s Constable’s scientific knowledge combined with his artistic genius that make his cloud studies so extraordinary, says James Hamilton

One of many cloud studies by John Constable. [Bridgeman Images] 
issue 12 February 2022
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  • Constable: A Portrait

    James Hamilton

    Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 496, £20

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