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Salisbury Cathedral

Print
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Lucas, David (printer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Proof before letters.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSalisbury Cathedral (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Landscape mezzotint and some drypoint, in black and white, showing Salisbury Cathedral. The Cathedral is in the background, against defined clouds. In the foreground is a river, with an angler, sorting his rod, with his back to the viewer, sat on the bank.
Paper
Mezzotint
Drypoint
Brief description
Mezzotint entitled 'Salisbury Cathedral,' proof before letters, by David Lucas after John Constable (RA), Great Britain.
Physical description
Proof before letters.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 140mm
  • Image width: 215mm
  • Platemark height: 178mm
  • Platemark width: 252mm
  • Sheet height: 218mm
  • Sheet width: 296mm
  • Height: 7in (Note: Measurement taken from register. )
  • Width: 9 7/8in (Note: Measurement taken from register. )
"The engraved surface of the plate measures 5 9/16 x 8 1/2 inches at the top edge, and 5 9/16 x 8 3/8 inches at the bottom, whereas Shirley gives the dimensions as 5 9/16 x 8 /14 inches." Currently in half Imperial portrait mount.
Subject depicted
Cathedrals
Place depicted
Salisbury Cathedral
Bibliographic references
  • Timothy Wilcox, Constable and Salisbury. The Soul of Landscape London: Scala Publishers Ltd, 2011. ISBN: 978 1 85759 678 6.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions: 1908, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd., 1909
Other number
Shirley 30, a; W.40
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.10-1905

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1031557/salisbury-cathedral-print-constable-john-ra/
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