The National Gallery attacked a picture of John Constable

John Constable’s The Hay Wain was attacked the other day right in the hall of the National Gallery in London.

An attacker, reportedly associated with the Fathers4Justice organization, pasted a four-inch photograph of the boy on a canvas written in 1821. As the spokeswoman for the gallery said, no serious damage was caused to the work. The painting returned to its place in the hall by the evening of the same day.

“The Hay Wain” is one of the most recognizable works in the art world. The constable oil painting shows an idyllic rural landscape with a cart on the banks of the River Store in Suffolk County.

A spokeswoman for the national gallery said an investigation would be conducted into the incident and praised the museum’s operative actions, which intervened before the painting was seriously damaged.

The incident occurred against the backdrop of a lawsuit against the Queen’s portrait in Westminster Abbey. One of the members of Fathers4Justice is also involved in this case.

The organization Fathers4Justice said that from now on they refuse to cooperate with the government, police, courts or any other organization involved in family law in the UK. By their actions, the members of the group want to draw attention to the situation in the country with the removal in court of fathers from raising their children. In this regard, members of the organization urge all affected fathers to stick photos of their children in all significant places where they can only be seen.

The man who attacked the Constable painting was sent to the police station, where he was charged and released on bail. The court hearing will take place on July 12.

Anna Sidorova © Gallerix.ru