To settle in London's historic landmark building, the new owner will have to pay $5 560 000

John constable (1776-1837) — one of the most famous British artists, a landscape painter who glorified the English countryside. Today his paintings are worth millions and tens of millions of dollars. His record — $ 35 million for the giant canvas 'Gateway' sold at Christie's in 2012. But it is now. However, as often happens, the constable was not a commercially successful artist. The recognition he received at the very end of life. He had better days (when it started to sell in France), and worse (when he quarreled with the French Marchand), but in the luxury he never bathed. Therefore, his house in which he lived, being in London the arrivals in 1827-1837, not a Palace. It is however, not small — several floors, high ceilings, large terrace — and-своему charming. And is certainly interesting.

the town house of the XIX century, a monument of history and architecture, second class. On the facade hangs a blue sign that in this house lived John constable.

Asking for it $5 560 000 — is roughly the price of 300-метровой apartment in Ostozhenka.

Sources: savills.com, ru.wikipedia.org, housebeautiful.com, realty.rbc.ru