John Constable, 'Seascape Study with Rain Cloud (Rainstorm over the Sea)', between 1824 and 1828 In a series of visits between 1862 and 1870, Frenchman Hippolyte Taine wrote lengthily about his impressions of all things British, and his comments-at-a-distance give us a clear and fascinating view of our ancestors in a way that no other... Continue Reading →