Following are two links to information about John Constable. Compared to the more dramatic work of Goya or the ethereal qualities of Turner’s paintings, Constable seems a bit dull and definitely prosaic. http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthist... http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jcns/hd... The following website has a concise but comprehensive and descriptive account of Romanticism that seems to capture some of the movement’s spirit. It seems to give one more of an idea how Constable filled a niche in that school. http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c17th-...