| The Leaping Horse | |
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1825 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 129.4 cm× 188 cm(50.9 in× 74 in) |
| Location | Royal Academy, London |
The Leaping Horse is an 1825 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] It portrays a scene on the River Stour in Constable Country. A tow horse pulling a barge is shown leaping over one of the cattle guard barriers erected to stop cattle wandering. It was one of the large "six-footers" he produced from 1819 onwards. [2]
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It was displayed at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1825 under the simple title of Landscape. [3] It is now in the collection of the Royal Academy having been acquired in 1889. [4] A full-sized preparatory study for the painting is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. [5]
