In this painting of a peaceful English landscape, John Constable depicts the Dedham mill in the middle ground, with its water wheel visible under a small, shed roof at the side of the building. In the distance, at the center of the picture, is the tower of the Dedham church. The sail of a boat by the mill is similar in shape to the sail on the boat in the left foreground (with its large anchor), creating a diagonal line through the picture. Completing the triangular arrangement, a clump of trees, sheltering a group of horses, anchors the right of the picture. The pulling harnesses and tow rope in the foreground indicate that the horses are tow horses, resting while the boats are taken through the locks by a man dressed in red. Constable’s typically dramatic sky (he once called the sky an “organ of sentiment”) creates varied light in the picture—in the reflection on the mill pond as well as in the variety of greens in the trees and grass, which range from almost yellow to nearly black. The mill pond itself, with only tiny ripples and birds marring its surface, adds to this light, reflecting not only the sky, but also the reddish bricks of the mill. 
 
This print and frame are in great condition. 
 
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Dimensions:  380mm Height x 510mm Width x  35mm Depth
 
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