Hadleigh Castle

1832

David Lucas after John Constable

Associated Names
David Lucas

Artist, British, 1802 - 1881

John Constable

Artist After, British, 1776 - 1837

The image depicts a landscape with ancient ruins on the left. Figures and animals are seen on the rocky terrain, with more figures working in the pastoral landscape beyond. The horizon shows land meeting water under a dramatic sky. The sky has turbulent clouds and sunlight, creating a chiaroscuro effect. The color palette is grayscale or sepia, and the brushstrokes are detailed and textural.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper [touched proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 x 25.3 cm (7 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.4 x 27.9 cm (8 1/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 19, State proof g

  • 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: W 21 S. 34 (H) Hadleigh Castle by David Lucas after Constable (Touched proof); by later hand, lower right in graphite: B. 6602

Wikidata ID

Q76338101

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