Summer Afternoon, after a Shower

1831

David Lucas after John Constable

Associated Names
David Lucas

Artist, British, 1802 - 1881

John Constable

Artist After, British, 1776 - 1837

This image depicts a black and white landscape with an aerial view of a pastoral scene. The horizon is positioned two-thirds up from the bottom, meeting swirling clouds in the sky. The sky occupies a significant portion of the image with darker clouds on the left and lighter clouds on the right. A windmill is visible on a hill to the right, and the field in the foreground has cows, a figure, and a dog. Loose brushstrokes create movement and texture in the land and sky. The image uses varying shades of grey and black.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint [progress proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.3 × 42.1 cm (13 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.46.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 28, State f-g/h

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1930

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567682

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