The presentation gives an outline of creative works of the most outstanding English artists of the 18-19 centuries.

1. English Artists (the XVIII-XIXth centuries) by Kseniya Shilova group 753

13. Thomas Gainsborough Painter and Musician Birth: Suffolk, England (1727); Acquired love of rustic scenes; Diversified interests (an amateur violinist and lover of the drama). Depicted both, the rich and the poor; Had a longing for painting landscapes more than for portraits; Influenced his successors; Death: 1788.

17. John Constable A Foremost Landscapist of his Century Birth: 1776; Suffolk, England; Came from a family of a mill-owner; Cultivated naturalistic approach to the nature and depicting it; Excelled in landscape painting; Was rewarded firstly abroad (France); Was a member of the Royal Academy in the twilight of his life; Was a master of realistic landscape painting; Influenced young artists, mostly French; Death: 1837.

21. William Turner A Life-Long Admirer of the Sea Birth: 1775, London; From the childhood was a keen and inspired observer of the Thames; Perfected his mastery from topographical painting to water-colour and oil masterpieces; Worked in the genre of marine landscape; Subject matter: seascapes, later – light, colour and air; Became a member of the Royal Academy; Anticipated the Impressionists; Death: 1851.

27. As far as my personal liking is concerned, best of all I was impressed by the creative works and artistic style of John Constable whose masterful combination of Romantic and Realistic conceptions made his landscapes team with life and memorable. Studying his masterpieces, I was captivated by his faithful reproduction of the ever-changing sky. J. Constable’s conception of natural phenomena as vehicles for human emotions extremely appealed to me. To my taste, it is hard to tear oneself from Constable’s canvases thanks to their strong attractiveness and great emotional depth. Constable’s works as well as the masterpieces by Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Turner are once seen and never forgotten !