Note 278 — A BOOK FOR A RAINY DAY (continued 2)
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George Frost (1754-1821) is remembered as the intimate friend of Constable. Smart was John Smart (1740-1811), the miniature painter. He died in London.
“His genius lov’d his Country’s native views; Its taper spires, green lawns, or sheltered farms; He touch’d each scene with Nature’s genuine hues, And gave the Suffolk landscape all its charms.”