Various Subjects of Landscape Characteristic of English Landscape Scenery
David Lucas
1830/32
Medium
Portfolio cover
Dimensions
Volume: 30.5 × 46.5 cm (12 1/16 × 18 5/16 in.)
Classification
portfolio cover
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
157552
About the Artist
David Lucas · 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...