Spring

c. 1832

David Lucas after John Constable

Associated Names
David Lucas

Artist, British, 1802 - 1881

John Constable

Artist After, British, 1776 - 1837

The image shows a landscape with a low horizon line. A windmill is visible on the right. The brushstrokes are expressive, capturing movement and texture in the clouds and land. The color palette is monochromatic, using black, white, and gray. Individuals and oxen are working the land in the foreground. The sky has billowing clouds, reflecting a sense of atmosphere and weather activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.4 x 25.5 cm (6 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 27 x 38 cm (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 7, State proof a

  • Series Title

    English Landscape

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (Nicholas Stogdon, Oxford); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Shirley, Andrew. The Published Mezzotints of David Lucas after John Constable, R.A.. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930.

Wikidata ID

Q76338087

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