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He
worked in the open air, though he he returned
to his studio to finish his paintings. His larger
scenes were sketched full-size in oil, and the
sketch was then used as a model for the finished
painting. In France Constable found the success
that eluded him in England. His 1821 master
work The Haywain was exhibited at the Paris
Salon of 1824.
Constable's work greatly influenced the French
artist Delacroix, and the so-called "Barbizon
School", who followed Constable's lead in working
outdoors. Later still, the French Impressionists
built on Constable's efforts to capture the
moods of light. John Constable died on March
31, 1837, and was buried in St. John's church,
London.
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