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Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt: P.4791-R

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Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sale of H.S. Theobald collection, Christie's, April 1910, lot 1090; Alfred Lucas

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910) by Charrington, John

Dating

Circa 1831 - 1832

Note

Progress proof. Published in English Landscape, part V, June 1832.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( incised round image (to try out lettering round other impressions?))
Plate Height 233 mm Width 238 mm
Sheet Height 270 mm Width 314 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint : Touched and scratched

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: FRONTISPIECE. / DOMUS PATRIS. NATUS. JUNIUS II MDCCLXXVI
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: JOHN CONSTABLE RA: PINX.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: DAVID LUCAS SCUL
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: EAST BERGHOLT.. SUFFOLK.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: "HIC LOCUS ETATIS NOSTRA PRIMORDIA NOVIT. / ANNOS FELICES, LAETITIAEQUE DIES / HIC LOCUS INGENIUS PUERILES IMBUIT ANNOS / ARTIBUS, ET NOSTRAE LAUDIS ORIGO FUIT."/ NATUS JUNISS MDCCLXXVI [remaining inscription indicated but not legible]
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 4
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4791-R
Primary reference Number: 118966
Shirley: 27 e
Wedmore (Lucas): 1

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Frontispiece - Artist's home at East Bergholt" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118966 Accessed: 2024-04-25 14:23:51

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