John Constable Quiz Questions and Answers

John Constable was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home — now known as “Constable Country” — which he invested with an intensity of affection. “I should paint my own places best”, he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, “painting is but another word for feeling”. Source:Wikipedia

John Constable Quiz Questions

1. When was John Constable born?
a) 6 February 1778
b) 11 June 1776
c) 8 August 1774
d) 3 October 1772

2. Where was John Constable born?
a) East Bergholt
b) Hampstead
c) Edmonton
d) Salisbury

3. When did John Constable paint Boatbuilding?
a) 1812
b) 1802
c) 1814
d) 1804

4. Which of the following paintings did John Constable paint in 1816?
a) The Lock
b) View on the Stour near Dedham
c) Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
d) Flatford Mill

5. Which painting helped John Constable to become an Associate of Royal Academy of Arts?
a) The White Horse
b) Stratford Mill
c) Hadleigh Castle
d) The Leaping Horse

6. Where did John Constable win a gold medal for his painting The Hay-Wain?
a) Vienna
b) Oslo
c) Berlin
d) Paris

7. What caused the death of John Constable’s wife?
a) Pneumonia
b) Jaundice
c) Tuberculosis
d) Scarlet Fever

The Leaping Horse (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

8. When did John Constable become a Royal Academician?
a) 1815
b) 1829
c) 1822
d) 1819

9. When did John Constable die?
a) 31 March 1837
b) 5 May 1846
c) 4 July 1842
d) 17 November 1838

10. Where did John Constable die?
a) Birmingham
b) London
c) Aberdeen
d) Chester