1689098488000 1689088093000 Standard Record object-110009130 1747159884872 1705336592000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009130 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009130 4807f1f2-9486-382b-9281-e9eaab976ebd 5 person reference agent-29619 adlib-agent-29619 ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3 Constable, John person reference agent-82139 adlib-agent-82139 5787a108-be4d-3fcb-adb7-368ca6d4dc85 Lucas, David content description This is a letter from John Constable to David Lucas, dated 26 February 1830. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 13, page 20) and Beckett (page 325). The leaf has been numbered S13, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. TRANSCRIPT: --- Charlotte St feby 26. 1830 Dear Lucas - I am anxious to see you to have further talk about the plates - first I want to know how forward the “Evening” is & the retouched Stoke for I am desirous of ‘eight’’ being all you engaged on for me – if it does not delay the work too long a time I have not the will to become the owner of the large plate of the Castle but I [t/n: word deleted] am – anxious that it should be fine - & will take all pains with it – it cannot fail of being so – if I may now judge – I have take much pains with the last proof of the ‘’Summerland’’ - but I fear I shall be obliged to reject it – it has never recovered its first trip up – and the skey with the new ground is and ever will be as rotten as cow dung. I like your first plates – for are by far (very far) the best but I allow much for your distractions since – with those devils the printers – and your financies – and other matters – not in unison with that patient toil – which ought always to govern the habits of us both – but more perhaps yours - --- Note: This letter continues on a separate sheet, which was not part of this donation. It became part of the Museum’s collection in 1951 and can be located here – Constable/EL/1/8/MS1-1951. Constable/EL/1/1/9 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/9 110009130 priref 110009130 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009130 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009130 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-29619 adlib-agent-29619 ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3 Constable, John Height mm 227 Width mm 185 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT