1831
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A LOCK ON THE STOUR CO: OF SUFFOLK is a 1831 by John Constable, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a print by John Constable from 1831. It’s part of a famous series called *English Landscape* that he helped publish late in his career. The prints were made using mezzotint, a tricky technique that creates soft, rich tones. Constable didn’t just paint these scenes—he guided the process to make sure they looked right. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A print titled *A Lock on the Stour, Co. of Suffolk* was produced by John Constable as part of the mezzotint series *English Landscape*, published between 1830 and 1832. The work was engraved by David Lucas, who adapted Constable’s original paintings and sketches into mezzotint, emphasizing chiaroscuro and the interplay of light and shadow. The series, revised in 1833, aimed to promote English scenery and Constable’s artistic principles. The print appears in an album bound in green leather with gilt lettering and green endpapers, containing text and 22 mezzotints.
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John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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