John Constable painted this picture of the Stonehenge in 1835, only two years before he passed away. During the time Constable painted this, he was going through some of the saddest hardships of his life. His wife, Maria, had recently died and his best friend, John Fisher, closely followed Maria. These deaths would explain why the backgrounds colors are darker. The colors make the painting feel sad and take away from the beauty of the Stonehenge. The brush strokes in the background also seem to be shorter and quick, which creates more of an impression rather than an actual detailed painting of the Stonehenge.