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Cornfield near Brighton: P.1544-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Cornfield near Brighton

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 1843 - 1845

Note

Progress proof, touched. Published by Lucas in 1845.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown wash
Graphite
Sepia
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 183 mm Width 253 mm
Sheet Height 259 mm Width 366 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching : Touched (by Lucas ?) with graphite, sepia ink and brown wash.
Drypoint
Roulette

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AL
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: A Lucas 16
  • Location: Verso lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1544-R
Primary reference Number: 5114
Shirley: 44 d
Wedmore (Lucas): 27 7
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cornfield near Brighton" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/5114 Accessed: 2024-12-22 09:03:46

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/5114 |title=Cornfield near Brighton |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 09:03:46|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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