1690999259000 1690977387000 Standard Record object-110009221 1747160954897 1711377869000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009221 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009221 87a8ff59-e1f7-36a2-8fa6-ed6a6996c033 3 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. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No.89, page 70). The leaf has been numbered S4, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. The leaf's top portion is torn off, where perhaps the date was written. Shirley dates this letter to early February 1832. TRANSCRIPT: --- <recto> The Six large[?] [t/n: written vertically alongside the prints] The Glebe farm } [...] all fine The Castle or Nore 5 } [...] indeed some The New Sarum 2 } of the best in the book The Waterloo Bridge 6 } ? March 1832 I cannot think of any thing much more eligible than this - as it will then put no new plate in hand - and I hope it will be possible to reground the edges of the two plates The Waterloo Bridge & the [t/n: 'New Sarum' crossed out] Salisbury - The little Glebe Farm is thus excluded - if it should so happen that the ''ships'' or the White Horse are preferred - as pairs - but - still it will be eligible and I shall - finish the little Glebe farm from the beautifull touched [t/n: 'plate' crossed out] proof of [t/n: 'the' crossed out] it with the ruin - then we can chuse when all are finishd which to take - but certainly - both the Waterloo & New Sarum must be enlarged at all events to match the other large plates as above - & so have ''Six of the large size'' - perhaps the Ships may left out [t/n: illegible words] <verso> [t/n: it appears that this letter was written on the verso of another document whose content has been crossed out] PS. | { Let the Waterloo - pair with | { the Hadleigh Castle - as they | { are both the Thames - and the Hadleigh is the | { largest plate of the whole - therefore they will pair best in all respects - To the admirers of English Landscape This Plate of a Barge passing a Lock. (Engraved from a picture painted by John Constable R.A. is most respectfully inscribed by the Obedient Servant David Lucas --- Constable/EL/1/1/73 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/73 110009221 priref 110009221 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009221 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009221 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 210 Width mm 206 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT