![John Constable - Boat Building Near Flatford Mill [c.1815] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vd3kWe1RKBliFuMkMI3Vplm12JExPmyyvZdwvjWLea1w2LvCyDHGGnQ9C3BddcZo5Ovs105YX_RqSz_p-EJhNOJZSK4-tmbT8Dq0uThqbwtTxZms-n4cfq50uNhrKbqA=s0-d)
The scene is a pleasant summer's day on the banks of the river Stour. A barge is being constructed in Constable's father's boat-yard by the mill to carry his flour down to Mistley in Essex on its way to London. The unfinished boat is shown with a degree of detail unusual for Constable, but it is not painted with any more care than the surrounding trees. The general effect is of a placid, tranquil and uneventful day.
[Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 61.6 cm]
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