A Mill, from English Landscape
<p>A talented mezzotint engraver, David Lucas devoted his career to reproducing the landscape paintings of John Constable. In the mezzotint process, the entire plate is roughened to create a dark field and then burnished to bring out highlights. Done in monochrome, Lucas’s prints masterfully emphasize the motion and play of light in Constable’s visions of the English landscape.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1830
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.2 × 21.3 cm (5 5/8 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 17.5 × 24.2 cm (6 15/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Secondary support: 30 × 38.8 cm (11 13/16 × 15 5/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- David Lucas
Artist
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Various Subjects of Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery from Pictures Painted by John Constable, R.A.: Spring. A Mill on a Common. Hail Squalls. East Bergholt, Suffolk
1832 · mezzotint
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1832 · Mezzotint on paper
Record
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- David Lucas
- Year
- 1830
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.2 × 21.3 cm (5 5/8 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 17.5 × 24.2 cm (6 15/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Secondary support: 30 × 38.8 cm (11 13/16 × 15 5/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1830-059006
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified