| Willy Lott's House from the Stour | |
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1816–18 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape |
| Dimensions | 61 cm× 50.8 cm(24 in× 20.0 in) |
| Location | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
Willy Lott's House from the Stour is a c.1818 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It depicts a view on the River Stour in Suffolk, close to the border with Essex, an area where the artist grew up and is now frequently known as Constable Country. [1] It is also known by the alternative title The Valley Farm. [2]
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Willy Lott was a tenant farmer who lived at Willy Lott's Cottage and the property appears in a number of Constable paintings, notably The Hay Wain (1821). [3]
In 2014 the painting was allocated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford following its acceptance in lieu. [4]
