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The Lock: P.171-1955

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Lock

Maker(s)

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

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Ernest Cook through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1955

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1955) by Cook, Ernest Edward

Note

Chine colle.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: in open caps

  • Text: PAINTED BY JOHN CONSTABLE, ESQ. R.A.
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: in open caps

  • Text: ENGRAVED BY DAVID LUCAS.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.171-1955
Primary reference Number: 318810
Shirley: 35
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 8 October 2025 Updated: Thursday 9 October 2025 Last processed: Thursday 9 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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