River Stour, Suffolk

1830

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 river scene. In the foreground, there are boats moored along the riverbank, some with figures inside. The horizon is low in the picture, with trees and distant structures against a sky filled with clouds. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, creating movement and texture in the trees and water. The color palette is sepia-toned, with shades of brown and black. The scene balances natural elements with human presence suggested by the boats.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 x 25 cm (6 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 21 x 28.9 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 19, State proof e

  • Series Title

    English Landscape

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

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

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Fine [not deciphered] proof, before introduction / [not deciphered] on the bridge following the cows. / [not deciphered] other work to landscape and sky

Wikidata ID

Q76338099

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