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What did John Constable study during his trip to the Lake District in 1806?
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John Constable
Self-portrait by John Constable, detail of a drawing in pencil and watercolour, c. 1804; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
During his trip to the Lake District in the autumn of 1806, John Constable focused on producing studies of nature using watercolour and graphic media.1
While he created fine works during this period, his subsequent exhibitions of these studies in 1807 and 1808 failed to attract significant public notice. Unlike many of his contemporaries who sought out popular tourist destinations, Constable generally preferred to paint sites with which he had personal or family connections, though his 1806 excursion remains a notable instance of his early dedication to studying the natural landscape directly.12