David Lucas
Frontispiece: East Bergholt, Suffolk

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Artist David Lucas (British, 1802–1881)British, 1802–1881

Afterafter John Constable (British, 1776–1837)British, 1776–1837

Artist John Constable (British, 1776–1837)British, 1776–1837

PublisherPublished by John Constable (British, 1776–1837)British, 1776–1837

CultureBritish

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Frontispiece: East Bergholt, Suffolk
from the portfolio Various Subjects of Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery

Date1829–1832

MediumMezzotint with brush and gray wash, state I/III

DimensionsPlate: 9 1/8 × 9 3/8 in. (23.2 × 23.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 11/16 in. (27.3 × 39.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Frances (Franny) Hubbard Koelsch Jeffries and John Jeffries

Object number2023.471.1

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ProvenanceThe artist, as of 1832; given to Mrs. Reeve [1]; by descent to her son, Henry Reeve; private collection; [C.G. Boerner, New York, by 2023]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

[1] According to an accompanying letter by Henry Reeve, the presentation copy was selected and given to his mother, Mrs. Reeve of 3 Well Walk, Hampstead, by the artist who lived nearby at 40 Well Walk; the Reeve family came from the same part of Suffolk as Constable and Mrs. Reeve’s husband, Dr. Reeve, was at Dedham Grammar School together with Constable “about the year 1793.”
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, center top edge: FRONTISPIECE. / To Mr. Constable's English Landscape.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, lower left: Painted by John Constable, R.A.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, lower right: Engraved by David Lucas
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, lower center: EAST BERGHOLT, SUFFOLK. / "Hic locus aetatis nostra primordia novit / Annos felices laetitiaeque dies / Hic locus ingenuis pueriles imbuit annos / Artibus, et nostrae laudis origo fuit." [cursive] / London, Published by Mr Constable 35, Charlotte St Fitzroy Square, 1831.
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