Memoirs of the Life of John Constable
1843 biography
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Memoirs of the Life of John Constable is an 1843 biography written by the Anglo-American artist and writer Charles Robert Leslie about his fellow painter John Constable, a celebrated landscape painter of the Regency era.[1] Leslie had been a long-standing friend of Constable who had died in 1837. His work drew heavily on Constable's letters and strongly influenced public perceptions of him for the next century.[2] A second edition was published in 1845.[3]
| Author | Charles Robert Leslie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts |
| Publication date | 1843 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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