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 viewed from an elevated perspective. The scene includes two cylindrical towers, ruins of walls, a tree, a figure with a dog walking, a dramatic sky with swirling clouds, and distant ships on the water. The color palette consists of various shades of gray with soft transitions from light to shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint [progress proof]

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.7 x 36.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.2 x 37.4 cm (10 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
    overall (mat size): 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.38.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 11, State c-d/g

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1930

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567703

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