John Constable painted Salisbury Cathedral and Leadenhall from ...

The Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London EC2

Between a Constable resonating with Nature and a Castiglione blaring with turbulence, a picture by Algernon Newton captured the quietude of absolute stillness

Westminster Hall’s 14th-century carved angels were the inspiration behind woodcarver William Barsley’s own celestial choir

The gargantuan, bewildering Louvre

Whether it’s a rosy-cheeked girl wrapped up warm, sun-bathed sheep at twilight or a snow-blanketed apple orchard, myriad pictures sum up the festive season, as 16 friends of COUNTRY LIFE tell Carla Passino