Inscription to John Constable in Hampstead Churchyard
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Inscription to John Constable in Hampstead Churchyard
Image: © Marathon Taken: 7 Jan 2022
John Constable died on the night of 31st March 1837 at the age of 60, apparently from heart failure, and was buried here with Maria his wife in the graveyard of St John-at-Hampstead. Maria had died of tuberculosis on 23rd November 1828 at the age of 41 "leaving seven infant children to mourn her loss in common with their surviving parent" - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7064516 for a photograph of the tomb. Six of their seven children are also buried in this family tomb. It is to be found at the south-eastern corner of the churchyard, next to the wall.
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