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Noon: P.1411-R

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Titles

Noon

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

Production date: AD 1830

Note

Progress proof. Published in English Landscape, part II, January 1831

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 190 mm Width 252 mm
Sheet Height 222 mm Width 302 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: inscribed by Lucas

  • Text: This proof was printed by the late J Constable which he wiped with his silk pocket handkerchief and worked off at the rolling press / the result pleased him so much he repeated the attempt and the accompanying proof he also took [crossed] printed the only proofs he / took it was done in the year 1831 [altered by a later hand from the correct date: 1830] the signiture is marked by Mr Constable himself David Lucas
  • Location: Lower left, centre and right
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1411-R
Primary reference Number: 3951
Shirley: 16 a (I)
Wedmore (Lucas): 4

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Noon" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/3951 Accessed: 2024-04-25 18:32:46

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