# The Hay Wain

By [John Constable](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/john-constable.md>), 1821.

Constable places a wagon crossing the River Stour within a closely observed working landscape animated by weather, water, and foliage.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 130.2 × 185.4 cm
- Collection: [The National Gallery](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/national-gallery-london.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/john-constable-the-hay-wain>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Romanticism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/romanticism.md>)

## Image

![A horse-drawn wagon crosses a shallow river beside a cottage beneath a broad cloud-filled sky.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/national-gallery-hay-wain/full.jpg?v=968bcb2bf8a5b89fac17a8f8fd00842a6bf7ad658273fe09e8304f040f186e17>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
- Gift of Henry Vaughan, 1886; The National Gallery
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John-constable-the-hay-wain.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on The National Gallery collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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