The first of three exhibitions celebrating the life and work of the landscape painter John Constable will open in the county that shaped his legacy.
Constable 250 will showcase work by the Suffolk-born artist and feature rare family portraits as well as some of his early paintings.
Three commemorative events will take place at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich, starting on 28 March, to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth in East Bergholt in 1776.
Carole Jones, Ipswich Borough Council’s portfolio holder for planning and museums, said the anniversary year “not only celebrates Constable’s genius, but also the friends, family, landscapes and communities that shaped his story”.