East Bergholt
1855
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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John Constable
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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East Bergholt is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
John Constable made this print in 1855. It shows an English landscape view called *East Bergholt*. The print is a mezzotint, a method that gives soft, velvety darks and lights. This print belongs to a famous series Constable planned near the end of his life. After his death, publishers kept reprinting the plates for decades. Look up Constable, John (RA).
This print, *East Bergholt* by John Constable, is part of *Various Subjects of English Landscape*, a series of 22 mezzotints published between 1830 and 1832 under Constable’s supervision. Created by mezzotinter David Lucas, the prints translate Constable’s oil sketches and paintings into a graphic medium, emphasizing chiaroscuro and the interplay of light and shadow in English scenery. The series was later revised and reprinted posthumously, with additional plates completed after Constable’s death in 1837. The volume containing the print features a red binding, 40 plates, and descriptive text.
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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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