River Stour
1830–31
Medium
Mezzotint; proof before published state
Dimensions
Image: 5 11/16 × 8 3/4 in. (14.4 × 22.2 cm) Plate: 7 × 9 7/8 in. (17.8 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 3/8 in. (24 × 31.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Accession Number
40.9.9
Tags
About the Artist
David Lucas|John Constable · 1802–1881
**David Lucas (1802–1881)** David Lucas was born in 1802 in Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire, the son of a farmer.) A chance encounter in 1820 led him to become a pupil of the renowned engraver Samuel William Reynolds, under whom he apprenticed in London until 1827, mastering the art of mezzotint engraving.) By 1827, Lucas had published his first mezzotints, showcasing his precocious talent for...