Round 3: Tossup 11

This artist added lines from James Thomson’s The Seasons to a painting that caused controversy after being swapped with the painting Caligula’s Palace and Bridge. This artist created a smaller, sunnier replica of one painting later gifted to his patron John Fisher. Another painting by this artist created three years after the death of his wife depicts a rainbow amidst a stormy sky above the title building. This artist, who depicted Salisbury Cathedral “from the Meadows” and “from the (10[1])Bishop’s Grounds,” created a set of paintings known as “six-footers,” including one titled The White Horse. Willy Lott’s Cottage appears on (-5[1])the left-hand side of a painting by this artist (10[1])depicting three horses pulling a wagon of wood across the River Stour. For 10 points, name this Romantic painter of The Hay Wain. (10[1]0[1])■END■

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