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The Land: Constable - Salisbury Cathedral

A closer look at John Constable's Salisbury Cathedral, the last of many beautiful sketches and paintings that Constable made of the building.

This was the last of many hauntingly beautiful sketches and paintings Constable made of Salisbury Cathedral. He worked on it for years. During a bout of rheumatic fever, he propped the picture up against the foot of his bed. In the end, he was satisfied... 'At last,' he wrote, 'I have got the Great Salisbury into the condition I wish to see it.'

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9 minutes

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WriterHugh Casson
NarratorHugh Casson
DirectorKenneth Corden

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