{"admin":{"added":1689184860000,"created":1689160825000,"flag":"Standard Record","id":"object-110009135","indexed":1747160954785,"modified":1711641583000,"processed":1747159409017,"source":"adlib","stream":"fitz-online","uid":"adlib-object-110009135","uri":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009135","uuid":"cc491e5c-088d-36be-b56e-a9170f3f1639","version":5},"agents":[{"@link":{"relation":"person","type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-29619","uid":"adlib-agent-29619","uuid":"ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3"},"summary_title":"Constable, John"},{"@link":{"relation":"person","type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-82139","uid":"adlib-agent-82139","uuid":"5787a108-be4d-3fcb-adb7-368ca6d4dc85"},"summary_title":"Lucas, David"}],"content":{"description":[{"type":"content description","value":"This is an undated letter from John Constable to David Lucas. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 22, page 30-31) and Beckett (page 330-331). Beckett says 'probably' written after July 1830. The leaf has been numbered S22, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads: ''? Jany 1830''.\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\n---\nDear Lucas\n         I am concerned at hearing nothing of you - and fear you are ill.\n       The delay of all my concerns almost breaks my heart in all that relates to my work. I have made up my mind not to print the future no.s ourselves - for I find it take much longer to print- than to engrave them.\n        I should have liked have settled the account of the first number, but not seeing you - I don't know what to do - I shall pay with pleasure the 17 Gns. for the last two plates but at the same time I will bargain with you not to exceed 15 Gns. for any future plate for this work. You must agree to it or it may break\/hang* up the work - with me I hope you are not ill I shall not be at home this Eveng as I am going early to Hampd [t\/n: Hampstead].\n                                                                                  Yours \n                                                                              truly - J.C. \nI shall be at home to receive any message from you - I hope you are not ill - as you expected to be so -\n\n---\n*Shirley took this word to be 'hang' while Beckett views it as 'break'.\n\nIn his notes (page 31), Shirley dates this letter before August 1830."}]},"identifier":[{"accession_number":"Constable\/EL\/1\/1\/14","primary":true,"type":"accession number","value":"Constable\/EL\/1\/1\/14"},{"priref":"110009135","type":"priref","value":"110009135"},{"type":"uri","uri":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009135","value":"https:\/\/data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk\/id\/object\/110009135"}],"institutions":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-149638","uid":"adlib-agent-149638","uuid":"7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8"},"summary_title":"The Fitzwilliam Museum"}],"lifecycle":{"creation":[{"maker":[{"@link":{"type":"reference"},"admin":{"id":"agent-29619","uid":"adlib-agent-29619","uuid":"ef67fb8d-9a82-3301-9947-b8d0526effb3"},"summary_title":"Constable, John"}]}]},"measurements":{"dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","units":"mm","value":"181"},{"dimension":"Width","units":"mm","value":"227"}]},"summary_title":"MS Letter, Constable to Lucas","title":[{"value":"MS Letter, Constable to Lucas"}],"type":{"base":"object","type":"OBJECT"}}