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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.
John Constableās family moved to the north London suburb of Hampstead in 1819 primarily to benefit the health of his wife, Maria, who was suffering from the early stages of tuberculosis and required access to fresh air.1
While living in Hampstead, Constable began painting on Hampstead Heath, eventually shifting his artistic focus toward detailed studies of the sky and meteorological phenomena.1