David Lucas
English, 1802–1881
after John Constable, (English, 1776–1837)
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
1838
| Portfolio | English Landscape |
| Medium | mezzotint on chine collé on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | Chine: 6 1/4 x 9 3/16 in. (15.9 x 23.4 cm) Plate: 7 x 9 13/16 in. (17.8 x 25 cm) Sheet: 10 11/16 x 16 5/8 in. (27.2 x 42.3 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.20.6.1 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
David Lucas, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1838, mezzotint on chine collé on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.20.6.1
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.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
John Constable; Alfred Constable, his son, by descent; 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.
