1692036059000 1692022269000 Standard Record object-110009864 1747160954965 1712572732000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009864 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009864 578a2580-662a-35da-857a-9dc9c355b2ff 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 an undated letter from John Constable to David Lucas. Both Shirley and Beckett date it to October 1832. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 121, page 91) and Beckett (page 384). The leaf has been numbered S121, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads ‘? Nov 1832'. TRANSCRIPT: --- Saturday night Dear Lucas - I send you the newspapers account of your Hampd Heath - it is a pity you would not let me see this wretched business before you sent it hence. but this is going to a woman of the town - it would not be known but for the ''Result'' - You cannot fail of being hurt by it - for it is of the utmost value to any man that his reputation be without alloy. now the publick can say ''D. Lucas is capable [^] doing such a print as this'' - this [?} not be said - of us all if possible - see what I have allowed the ''Criticks'' to say of me - and with truth - Pray get on - I want to see a little more done today to the [Girl?*] - so that I can look at it - but no more than you can afford for nothing - so with the [t/n: 'Castl' crossed out] Ruin which you must make a fine thing - I want all the acct of printing - [with?] the last matters so as to close the Old concern where we draw the line - and then I will for the [t/n: word deleted] condemned plates at leisure - only let me [?] the [??] wholly - the coloured prints are not quite right but they can wait - Make the ''Ruin'' & large as the ''Castle'' Yours J.C - --- *Beckett reads this as G.F. Constable/EL/1/1/101 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/101 110009864 priref 110009864 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009864 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009864 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 232 Width mm 190 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas object OBJECT