. . .Other painters have made us see nature at a distance or through a window; he alone has planted our feet in her midst. Fuseli's often misquoted remark, that Constable 'makes me call for my great coat and umbrella,' was no slight tribute to his originality and skill; and Blake once said of one of his sketches, 'This is not drawing, but inspiration.' Much has been written about Constable's art; it has been unjustly depreciated by some (including Ruskin); but his claim to be considered the founder of the school of faithful landscape is now widely recognized at home and abroad, and the artist himself would scarcely have wished for a higher title to immortality . . .
The Dictionary of National Biography (Stephen, 1887). The full biographical reference, and additional references may be found in the main menu or HERE.
