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A Boy with a Toy Cart by John Constable is one of those images that never dates. Our studio recreates it as a hand painted oil painting — textured, color-rich, and ready to hang as canvas wall art in a living room, study, or reception area.
Oil on pape
Private Collection.
This charming study has been dated by Graham Reynolds to 1821 and probably depicts the four year old John Charles Constable, the artist's youngest son. The years between 1817 and 1822 were described by the artist as "the 5 happiest and most interesting years of my life." He had just married his true love and in December 1817 their first child John Charles was born. The family later settled in Hampstead and Constable delighted in painting sketches of his wife and their new children, such as Maria Constable with two of her children (Tate Gallery). A small watercolour of c.1821-2 shows John Charles and Maria Louisa in their nursery where John Charles is seated as if driving a trap pulled by a rocky horse (Privare Collection). Since the publication of his catalogue, Graham Reynolds has seen the present painting, confirming its authenticity and noting that "it seems reasonable to maintain the hypothetical identification of the child as John Charles Constable and the dating of c.1821."
Every hand painted oil painting in this figurative series is finished on artist-grade canvas and checked against the original before it leaves the studio.
From primer to varnish, the work is done manually on artist-grade canvas. The absence of digital printing is deliberate: it keeps the figurative brushwork visible and gives the romantic oil painting wall decor a museum-like finish.
As living room wall decor, this canvas brings color and texture without visual noise. It scales well from a small study to a large living room feature wall, and it is a reliable choice when shopping for portrait oil painting as a gift.
Browse our John Constable Paintings selection for related figurative canvases, or commission this figurative image in a custom size. Every order is a hand painted oil painting, never a printed poster.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $68.48 |
| 24 X 36 in | $106.48 |
| 30 X 40 in | $146.98 |
| 36 X 48 in | $195.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $379.98 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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