David Lucas
River Stour, Suffolk

ArtistBritish, 1802–1881
CultureBritish
Titles
  • River Stour, Suffolk
  • from the portfolio Various Subjects of Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery
Date1829–1832
MediumMezzotint, state III/VII
DimensionsPlate: 7 × 9 13/16 in. (17.8 × 24.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 15 11/16 in. (27.2 × 39.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer
Object number2023.471.5
Not on view

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Object Type
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, left bottom edge: Painted by John Constable. R.A.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, center bottom edge: RIVER STOUR SUFFOLK. / London, Pub. by Mr. Constable 35. Charlotte St. Fitzroy Square. 1831.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, right bottom edge: Engraved by David Lucas.
Verso: [none]

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Mezzotint with brush and gray wash, state II/V
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1829–1832
Mezzotint with brush and gray wash on wove paper, state I/IV
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David Lucas
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Mezzotint on wove paper
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint with brush and gray wash on wove paper, state I/V
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint with brush and gray wash, state I/IV
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint, state I/IV
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint, state I/IV
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint with brush and gray wash, state I/V
2023.471.6
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint, state I/IV
2023.471.4
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David Lucas
1829–1832
Mezzotint with brush and gray wash, state I/IV
2023.471.3