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Stoke-by-Neyland

in or after 1829

David Lucas after John Constable

Associated Names

David Lucas

Artist, British, 1802 - 1881

John Constable

Artist After, British, 1776 - 1837

The image shows a rural landscape with a dramatic sky, a church with a tall tower at the horizon, swirling clouds, trees with textured strokes, a monochromatic color palette, two figures walking towards the church, and smaller buildings in the distance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint [progress proof]
Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 23.8 × 32.3 cm (9 3/8 × 12 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1975.46.9
Catalogue Raisonné

Shirley 1930, no. 9, State a/i

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567644

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