1690826446000 1690799851000 Standard Record object-110009196 1747160954761 1710173974000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009196 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009196 2c9f0952-432b-3ab7-a2b9-8affbbda54af 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 13 October 1831. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 75, page 61) and Beckett (page 357). The leaf has been numbered S75, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. TRANSCRIPT: --- <page 1> Well Walk 13. Oct. 1831 Dear Lucas, I am so very sore and ill with a Cold. that I can hardly move. I shall remain here at quiet today I cannot however rest - quite at this place 'till I tell you two or three little matters - first - On looking I think the large sail in the ''River Stour'' - much too light. I shall like it toned down very considerably - if you think so too it greatly breaks [t/n: word deleted] the repose and solemnity of the left hand mass - pray tell me if much of it is printed - I earnestly hope not !! <page 2> Next at the Latin inscription on the frontispiece, I wish the two first words - ''Hic locus'' to be changed in ''Haec Domus'' that is all. & that will make the sense thus - [t/n: 'This' crossed out] ''This House'' saw the dawn of my life or in other words this House was I born'' - the it becomes hic locus in the third line - to stand as is it which makes it ''this spot'' first imbued my early years - &c &c So it will be a smal change but it will make all the difference which I would - as thus <page 3> [t/n: written horizontally] ''Hoc Domus aetatis nostra primordia novis Annos felices, laetilaeque dies Hic locus ingenius pueriles imbuit annos Artibus, et nostrae laudis origo fuit.'' _________________________________________________________ and order the names as thus {Painted by John Constable R.A. Engraved by David Lucas {Natus - June 11.1776 Natus . . . . . . . as you please - <page 4> I am almost done for by the exertion of writing this noe. I shall not [t/n: 'Hampd' crossed out] leave home today. I saw the ''mob'' - after I left you and the mob oritors* - they were in a Coal waggon hiding their heads - [t/n: '&' deleted] under a tarpaulin by which they ''like the ostrich'' they wrongly thought no one could see their back-sides - but as I passed in the Omnibus in the rear - I saw nothing but their backsides. the audience - consisted of a few dirty men & women - holding infants in their arms & all wet through - there might be some 50 or 100 - not more - I am congratulating myself that I did not catch my cold there J.C. --- *Beckett notes that this was the period of the Reform Bill agitation. In 1831, the House of Commons passed a Reform Bill, but the House of Lords, dominated by the Tory party, defeated it (National Archives, 'What caused the 1832 Great Reform Act?'). This was followed by riots and serious disturbances across England, including London. Constable/EL/1/1/60 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/60 110009196 priref 110009196 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009196 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009196 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 223 Width mm 186 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT