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First Eleven: 2: The Hay-Wain by John Constable

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A series about some of the best known images in art

The most popular and most reproduced of all English landscapes... a unique image of pastoral peace and comfort. When Constable painted The Hay-Wain it embodied a challengingly original vision. Why has it had such popular appeal? What psychological impulses does this peculiarly English painting satisfy?
Frederic Raphael, novelist and screenwriter, visits the original setting for The Hay-Wain, and puts his own view of the painting and its popularity.

Contributors

Presenter:
Frederic Raphael
Producer:
Leslie Megahey
Director:
David Heycock
Source: Radio Times

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