How did Claude Lorrain influence John Constable’s painting Dedham Vale: Morning?

In his 1811 easel painting Dedham Vale: Morning, John Constable integrated his own closely observed naturalistic effects with the formal academic criteria established by the 17th-century French painter Claude Lorrain.1

While Constable was a dedicated "natural" painter who sought to capture the freshness of the English countryside with scientific precision, he admired the classical landscapes of Claude. In Dedham Vale: Morning, this influence is reflected in the composition, which adheres to the structured, balanced approach characteristic of Claude’s ideal landscapes rather than relying solely on the spontaneous observation Constable often employed in his sketches.21