Macklot's Pitta by John Gould Canvas Print John Constable this portrait belonged to another

this portrait belonged to another kind of home — a timber-framed Alpine inn where the family dog held court by the bar

Hang it at eye level over a shelf

terracotta pots and soft cream walls

or on the wall behind a small dining table

A white cat sits at a lattice window

Macklot's Pitta by John Gould Canvas Print John Constable this portrait belonged to anotherFrom the doorway, the vertical reads clean. Up close, not polite. Two little pittas perch on a branch, painted with the patience of a Victorian naturalist deep red bellies, inky blue wings, dark green backs against a warm off white ground. The room quietens around it. Colour arrives in small, careful doses instead of a big splash. Hang it in a study, hallway or reading corner where people slow down enough to look. Sits well next to warm woodwork, aged