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An image of Salisbury Cathedral by David Lucas, after John Constable

David Lucas

(England 1802–1881)

after John Constable

(England 1776–1837)

Title
Salisbury Cathedral
Year
circa 1831
Media category
Print
Materials used
mezzotint
Edition
proof before lettering, extensively touched in pencil to indicate more birds etc.
Dimensions

17.6 x 25.1cm platemark; 31.2 x 38.2cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1949
Accession number
8308
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Forest and field: from Claude to the Barbizon School, Domain, 1995, 3, 7.

Dennis Colsey (Australia) (Author), Hand and eye - a survey of artists materials and techniques: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1970, Sydney, 1969, (illus.). cat.no. 44

Exhibition history (4)

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1949, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 17 Dec 1949–17 Feb 1950.

Hand and eye - a survey of artists' materials and techniques: Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1970, Various venues, 1970–1970.

Forest and field: from Claude to the Barbizon School, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Jul 1995–17 Sep 1995.

Printmaking in the age of Romanticism, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Aug 2009–25 Oct 2009.