Painter
John Constable
Painted the same few miles of Suffolk for most of his life and sold better in France than at home. The Hay Wain won a gold medal in Paris while London ignored it.
John Constable was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area on the borderland of Suffolk and north Essex 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."
- Born
- 1776-06-11, East Bergholt, Suffolk, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1837-03-31, London, EnglandA Friday, aged 60
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1776-06-11, East Bergholt, Suffolk, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 20°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 21°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 15°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 5°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 0°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 14°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 7°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 28°01′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1837-03-31, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 10°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 8°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 8°06′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 16°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 7°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 15°14′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Constable was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.