1692036059000 1692004988000 Standard Record object-110009858 1747160954660 1711382973000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009858 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009858 8b9f31f5-fe53-34f6-9e29-32d075364db0 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 2 June 1832. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 113, page 86) and Beckett (page 376). The leaf has been numbered S113, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads ‘June 1832'. TRANSCRIPT: --- Dear Lucas Can you come to me in the wet this afternoon I wish to see you to know how you are getting on with the printing &c - I have not been able to get a 5th Number ready yet - I am losing the time sadly - The ''Castle'' wants a good deal it is hard - distracted - common. The Eving - is spoild [t/n: spoiled] owing to your having fooled with the Rooks - they were the chief feature- which caused me to adopt the the subject - nobody knew what they are - but took them only for blemishes on the plate - let me see you and print no more of these 2 plates 'till we have mett. Yrs J.C. The smoak appears again in The Evg - the trees on the left are snowy - J.C. - ''Call today? if you can - June 2d 1832 - --- Constable/EL/1/1/95 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/95 110009858 priref 110009858 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009858 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009858 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 116 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT