Weymouth Bay
Medium
Mezzotint; proof before published state
Dimensions
Image: 5 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (14.3 × 18.3 cm) Plate: 6 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (17.6 × 22.7 cm) Sheet: 9 11/16 in. × 14 in. (24.6 × 35.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Accession Number
40.9.7
Tags
About the Artist
John Constable|David Lucas · 1776–1837
John Constable (1776-1837) was an English landscape painter whose naturalistic depictions of the Suffolk countryside revolutionized landscape painting and established him, alongside J.M.W. Turner, as one of England's greatest artists. His work pioneered the direct observation of nature that would later influence the French Barbizon school and, ultimately, Impressionism. Born in East Bergholt, Suf...