A drawing by one of Britain’s most renowned landscape artists will be sold for the first time in nearly 200 years.
The work by Suffolk-born artist John Constable was created in 1827 and depicts Valley Farm in the Suffolk village of Flatford, near where the artist’s family mill was.
The chalk drawing has been held in private hands for almost two centuries and on Wednesday will be auctioned off by Roseberys, with an estimated price of £20,000-£30,000.
Lara L’vov-Basirov, associate director and head of Old Master, British & European Pictures at Roseberys, said it was a “wonderfully expressive” piece of work.