In late work Constable has romantic motifs – ruins, stormy conditions of nature. The appearance in the works of ruins, which usually symbolize the frailty of being, may be related to the death of the spouse in 1828.
In a letter to his brother Constable admitted that after the loss of his dear “angel”, the outside world forever changed for him. The sketch was written in the size of a future picture shown at the Academy in 1829, the full name of which is “Hadley Castle.– The Thames Estuary – Morning After a Stormy Night.”
Related Paintings 
Stonehenge by John Constable 
Old Sarum by John Constable 
Château de Hadley – John Constable 
Castillo de Hadley – John Constable 
Weymouth Bay with Mount Jordan by John Constable 
View of the Salisbury Cathedral from the meadows by John Constable 
Pier in Brighton by John Constable 
Christ consecrating bread and wine by John Constable
Stonehenge by John Constable Old Sarum by John Constable Château de Hadley – John Constable Castillo de Hadley – John Constable Weymouth Bay with Mount Jordan by John Constable View of the Salisbury Cathedral from the meadows by John Constable Pier in Brighton by John Constable Christ consecrating bread and wine by John Constable