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Summer Afternoon, After a Shower: P.1485-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Summer Afternoon, After a Shower

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

Production date: circa AD 1831

Note

Progress proof, touched. Published in English Landscape, part IV, November 1831.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Graphite
Ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 178 mm Width 220 mm
Sheet Height 210 mm Width 223 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint : Touched

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 319
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1485-R
Primary reference Number: 4508
Shirley: 28 e
Wedmore (Lucas): 19
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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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