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Set of Two Mezzotint Engravings from Constable's "English Landscape Scenery"1855
1855
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Artist: (after) John Constable (English, 1776-1837)
Title: "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows" (Plate 13) and "Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk" (Plate 40)
Portfolio: English Landscape Scenery: A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel
Year: 1855 (Second edition)
Medium: Set of Two Original Mezzotint Engravings on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown, likely London, UK
Publisher: Henry G. Bohn, London, UK
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.5" x 16.5"
Image size (each): approx. 5.63" x 8.5"
Reference: Shirley Nos. 30, 9; Wedmore Nos. 40, 16
Condition: Have been professionally stored away for decades. They are both strong impressions in excellent condition
Notes:
Engraved by English artist David Lucas (1802-1881) after a painting by English artist John Constable (1776-1837). Comes from Constable's one volume "English Landscape Scenery: A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel", (1855) (Second edition), which consists of 40 mezzotint engravings. Printed from one steel plate in one color: black. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK declares these prints are from one of the most important series of mezzotints ever to be published.
"Constable had embarked on the project in 1829, selecting what he considered his best work, with David Lucas executing the mezzotints under his supervision. The book which resulted is regarded as an outstanding examples of collaboration between an artist and his engraver. Constable originally conceived the collection as a general survey of his work, following the example of Turner’s landscape series "Liber Studiorum", published between 1807 and 1819. Constable’s "English Landscapes" was, and remains, a stunning artistic achievement. The first version consisted of twenty mezzotints, in five parts, and was completed in 1833. It was followed by another series of fifteen plates, called "English Landscape". Both series, with a few extra plates (forty in all), were then published in a single volume (Bohn issue) in 1855." - Ursus Rare Books, Catalogue No. 302
Biography:
John Constable RA (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionizing the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home – now known as "Constable Country" – which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling". Constable's most famous paintings include "Wivenhoe Park" (1816), "Dedham Vale" (1828) and "The Hay Wain" (1821). Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially successful. He became a member of the establishment after he was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts at the age of 52. His work was embraced in France, where he sold more than in his native England and inspired the Barbizon school.
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