1692986457000 1692979191000 Standard Record object-110009899 1747160955139 1722870092000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110009899 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009899 a55a18f4-df5d-35a8-8294-55aa454bc2e3 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 person reference agent-147199 adlib-agent-147199 4db93383-77b6-386e-a8d4-5a8a7bafb32b Woollett, William content description This is a letter from John Constable to David Lucas, dated 30 September 1835. The published transcript of this letter can be found in Shirley (No. 173, page 129) and Beckett (page 423). The leaf has been numbered S173, referring to the order in Shirley's publication. A pencil inscription on the top reads ‘Sep 30. 1835'. TRANSCRIPT: --- To Mr Lucas - Dear Lucas - I have been looking at the Ridley Coburn* - pray send it - it will get you more votes** than all the landscapes in the world. I am glad you send the Lady Pentweazle - that is better still. If you really consider the whole ''case'' - your having done the above prints do not does not make them less excellent - than they really are = and it does not prove that you did not do the landscapes - Look a Woolett for variety - wether history or Landscape - the Wolfe*** or the Niobe*** - or the Ostade*** - or the hogue*** - think of these things - & remember that whatever we have done well - will & must rise up in our behalf - your object is votes - for the praise of half those voters is not worth the having - Yrs. truly J.C Sepr 30 1835 --- *One of Lucas' engravings. **Elections for Associate Engraver of the Royal Academy. ***Engravings by Woollett. Constable/EL/1/1/136 1 accession number Constable/EL/1/1/136 110009899 priref 110009899 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009899 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110009899 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 184 Width mm 113 MS Letter, Constable to Lucas <value>MS Letter, Constable to Lucas</value> object OBJECT