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Spring (small plate): P.1641-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Spring (small plate)

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: circa AD 1845

Note

Progress proof. Engraved for the second edition of Leslie's Life of Constable, 1845.

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 154 mm Width 230 mm
Sheet Height 210 mm Width 289 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Roulette
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 2
  • Location: Lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1641-R
Primary reference Number: 5382
Shirley: 52 b
Wedmore (Lucas): 45

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 June 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) "Spring (small plate)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/5382 Accessed: 2024-04-20 12:39:10

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