Hadleigh Castle (Large Plate)

1830 and 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 ruins overlooking the sea. In the background, the horizon separates the sky and sea with ships visible. In the foreground, there are the remains of a structure, potentially a castle or tower, with scattered stones. People and animals can be seen among the ruins. The sky has stormy clouds and the color palette consists mainly of sepia and earth tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint [progress proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.3 × 50.3 cm (16 5/8 × 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.46.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 11, State f(?)/g

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567647

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