Leathes Water, or Wythburn Lake, Cumberland
Print
1815 (published)
1815 (published)
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| Place of origin |
This was the first print that Constable published. It is based on a drawing he made in 1806 during his only visit to the Lake District. It is not known why Constable selected this subject but its mountainous subject contrasts with the gentle scale of the landscapes in English Landscape Scenery. The engraver, Henry Dawe, was the brother of George, portrait painter, who employed Constable to paint a background for him in 1815. It is probably no coincidence that Constable chose an engraver who was working for his rival, Turner, on his classification of different types of landscape in the Liber Studiorum.
Object details
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| Title | Leathes Water, or Wythburn Lake, Cumberland (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Engraving entitled 'Leathes Water, or Wythburn Lake, Cumberland', Henry Dawe after John Constable (RA), Great Britain, 1815 |
| Physical description | Mezzotint of Leathes Water, or Wythburn Lake, Cumberland, drawn by John Constable (RA) and engraved by Henry Dawe. The view is taken from the elevated part of the valley, on the road leading from Grassmere to Kesiwck, near Dunmail Rise. To the North in the extreme distance, rises Saddleback, and on the right is Helvellyn. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist. |
| Historical context | The 1806 drawing from which this engraving is taken is no.194-1888. |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | This was the first print that Constable published. It is based on a drawing he made in 1806 during his only visit to the Lake District. It is not known why Constable selected this subject but its mountainous subject contrasts with the gentle scale of the landscapes in English Landscape Scenery. The engraver, Henry Dawe, was the brother of George, portrait painter, who employed Constable to paint a background for him in 1815. It is probably no coincidence that Constable chose an engraver who was working for his rival, Turner, on his classification of different types of landscape in the Liber Studiorum. |
| Associated object | 194-1888 (Original) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1253-1888 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2006 |
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