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A Mill, from English Landscape

A work made of mezzotint on off-white wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of mezzotint on off-white wove paper.

Date:

1830

Artist:

David Lucas (English, 1802-1881)
after John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

David Lucas

Title

A Mill, from English Landscape

Origin

England

Date

Made 1830

Medium

Mezzotint on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

142 × 213 mm (image); 175 × 242 mm (sheet); 300 × 388 mm (secondary support)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1938.160

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