1689703252000 1689676217000 Standard Record object-110009160 1747160954740 1710154430000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009160 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009160 7ef391df-a755-3945-ad38-fbc9d3962fda 2 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 1 February 1831. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 39, page 42) and Beckett (page 340-341). The leaf has been numbered S39, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. It appears that the leaf was folded both horizontally and vertically TRANSCRIPT: --- David Lucas Er 1st Feb. 1831 Dear Lucas I send this hasty note to say how much I like the proof - I cannot do better now - oly [t/n: only] as I shall see you tomorrow at 2. we can then talk of one or two like maters [t/n: matters] - such as a long grass - & a dog &c &c &c. Yours truly J. Constable it is confinement that makes your head ache - --- Shirley (footnotes, page 42) relates the reference of 'a dog' to mean the print of 'Heath'. Constable/EL/1/1/28 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/28 110009160 priref 110009160 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009160 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009160 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 Length mm 183 Width mm 160 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT