David Lucas
English, 1802–1881
after John Constable, (English, 1776–1837)
Castle Acre Priory
1838
| Portfolio | English Landscape |
| Medium | mezzotint on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 5 13/16 x 8 15/16 in. (14.8 x 22.7 cm) Plate: 6 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (17.5 x 25.2 cm) Sheet: 10 15/16 x 16 11/16 in. (27.8 x 42.4 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.20.6.4 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
David Lucas, Castle Acre Priory, 1838, mezzotint on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.20.6.4
Select Bibliography
Shirley, Andrew. The Published Mezzotints of David Lucas After John Constable, R.A. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1930.
Parris, Leslie. Constable: A New York Private Collection. New York: Published Privately, 1994.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Hugh Golding Constable; John Constable, his grandson, by descent, sold to Salander O’Reilly Galleries, as agent for Manton, May 1993; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1995–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
