Round 6: 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 (10[1])sky (10[1])above the title building. (10[4])This artist, who depicted Salisbury (10[1])Cathedral “from (10[1])the Meadows” and “from the Bishop’s (10[1])Grounds,” created a set of paintings known as “six-footers,” including one titled The White Horse. Willy Lott’s Cottage appears on the left-hand side of a painting (10[1])by this (10[1])artist depicting three horses pulling a wagon of wood across the River (10[1])Stour. For 10 points, name this Romantic painter of The Hay Wain. ■END■

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