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Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt: P.78-1954

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Titles

Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt

Maker(s)

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

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-06) by Anonymous

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 250 mm Width 344 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: engraver's proof ([?])
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Frontispiece - East Bergholt - Suffolk -
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.78-1954
Primary reference Number: 4503
Shirley: 27 g
Wedmore (Lucas): 1

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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