''Willy Lott's House from the Stour'' is a c.1818

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by the British artist

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. It depicts a view on the River Stour in

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, close to the border with

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, an area where the artist grew up and is now frequently known as

Constable Country Dedham Vale may refer to * Dedham Vale National Landscape, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England * The Vale of Dedham (painting), painting by John Constable * Dedham Vale (painting), painting by John Constable John Constab ...

. It is also known by the

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''The Valley Farm''. Willy Lott was a

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who lived at Willy Lott's Cottage and the property appears in a number of Constable paintings, notably ''

The Hay Wain ''The Hay Wain'' – originally titled ''Landscape: Noon'' – is a painting by John Constable, completed in 1821, which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour, Suffolk, River Stour between the English counties of Suffolk and Essex. It hangs ...

'' (1821). In 2014 the painting was allocated to the

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following its acceptance in lieu.

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* Bailey, Anthony. ''John Constable: A Kingdom of his Own''. Random House, 2012. * Maudlin, Daniel, ''The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 - 1860''. Routledge, 2015. Paintings by John Constable 1818 paintings Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Rivers in art Suffolk in art Oil on canvas paintings {{1810s-painting-stub

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