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Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt: P.1481-R

Object information

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Titles

Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sale of H.S. Theobald collection, Christie's, April 1910, lot 1090; Alfred Lucas

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910) by Charrington, John

Dating

Circa 1831 - 1832

Note

Progress proof. Published in English Landscape, part V, June 1832.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 233 mm Width 240 mm
Sheet Height 262 mm Width 364 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: FRONTISPIECE.
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: Painted by John Constable. R.A.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by David Lucas.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: EAST BERGHOLT. SUFFOLK.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: "Hic locus aetatis nostrae primordia novit. / Annos felices. laetitiaeque dius ; / Hic locus ingenius pueriles imbuit annos / Artibus. et nostrae laudis origo fuit."
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: London. Pub. by Mr Constable 35 Charlotte St. Fitzroy Square 1831.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1481-R
Primary reference Number: 4500
Shirley: 27 k
Wedmore (Lucas): 1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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