David Lucas
English, 1802–1881
after John Constable, (English, 1776–1837)
East Bergholt, Suffolk
June 1832
Portfolio | English Landscape |
Medium | mezzotint, trimmed to image and laid within false platemark, on cream wove paper |
Dimensions | Image: 5 13/16 x 8 3/4 in. (14.7 x 22.2 cm) Mounting Sheet: 9 1/8 x 30 5/8 in. (23.1 x 77.8 cm) |
Object Number | 2007.20.8 |
Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
Status | Off View |
Image Caption
David Lucas, East Bergholt, Suffolk, June 1832, mezzotint, trimmed to image and laid within false platemark, on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.20.8
Select Bibliography
Parris, Leslie. Constable: A New York Private Collection. New York: Published Privately, 1994.
Shirley, Andrew. The Published Mezzotints of David Lucas After John Constable, R.A. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1930.
Barnard, Osbert H. "Lucas-Constable: English Landscape, Revised List of States." Print Quarterly. v.1, no.2. 06/1984:pp. 120-23.
Pionk, Richard C. and Margaret Somers. Constable. Salmagundi Club, October 14 - November 2, 2000. New York, Salmagundi Club. 2000.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Percy Johnson; Peter Johnson, his grandson, by descent, sold to Manton, Feb. 1985; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1999–d. 2005); Diana Morton, his daughter, by descent (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.