AMICA ID:
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MMA_.39.68.27
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Prints
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Creator Name:
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Lucas, David
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British
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Creator Role:
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Maker
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Creator Dates/Places:
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British, 1802 - 1881
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Made by David Lucas
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Creator Name:
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Constable, John
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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British, 1776 - 1837
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Designed by John Constable
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Title:
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Summer Morning
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1830
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Creation Start Date:
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1820
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Creation End Date:
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1840
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Materials and Techniques:
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Mezzotint; proof before letters, state b
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Dimensions:
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Unmeasured
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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39.68.27
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Credit Line:
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Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
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Rights:
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Context:
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In 1827, Constable began work on the project that would occupy his attention until his death seven years later: the publication of a series of prints based on his paintings that would stand as a summary of his achievements. The painter collaborated closely with the engraver David Lucas to create prints that would illustrate Constable's didactic intention-to illustrate the 'chiaroscuro of nature.' The medium of mezzotint, in which the design is developed from dark to light using a wide range of velvety tones, was eminently suited to the project. Here, the bright sun of a summer morning illuminates a richly textured landscape, striated in light and shade. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.dp39.68.27.R.tif
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