Despite depicting a Suffolk scene, the famous painting has never been in the county until now.

For the first time ever, John Constable's Hay Wain painting has arrived in Suffolk to mark the 250th anniversary of the artist's birth. The oil painting created in 1821 has been exhibited at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich, on loan to Colchester and Ipswich Museums from the National Gallery in London. The famous work depicts a rural scene near the River Stour in Flatford, but it was actually painted in Constable's London studio. It is on display until October and exhibition curator, Emma Roodhouse, said she had a "mini cry" when the painting was finally placed on the wall. The Hay Wain is being exhibited in Suffolk for the first time since it was painted in 1821 John Constable, shown in a self portrait from about 1800, gained recognition after his death Constable was born in 1776 in East Bergholt and pursued his passion for art in 1799. During his career he produced many paintings of the Suffolk countryside and around the River Stour, which helped give the area the name, Constable Country.