Hadleigh Castle (Small Plate)

in or after 1831

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 ancient, crumbling walls or towers in the foreground. A figure and a dog are nearby. The land stretches towards a distant horizon under a dramatic sky filled with swirling clouds. Light breaks through, casting shadows and creating contrast with streaks across the landscape. The artwork uses a monochromatic palette of shades of gray, black, and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint [progress proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.8 × 44.8 cm (12 15/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.46.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 34, State e/h

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567687

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