1855
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Hadleigh Castle, near the Nore is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, depicting Allahabad, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
John Constable made prints of English landscapes late in life. This one is Hadleigh Castle, near the Nore, turned into a mezzotint in 1855. It’s part of a famous series of 22 prints called English Landscape. Constable picked scenes he’d already painted, then guided another artist to cut the metal plates. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more.
This mezzotint depicts Hadleigh Castle near the Nore and is part of *Various Subjects of English Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery*, a series Constable supervised with mezzotinter David Lucas. Published between 1830 and 1832, the series aimed to promote appreciation of English scenery and Constable’s artistic principles through chiaroscuro. Lucas’s technique translated Constable’s original works into mezzotint, emphasizing light, shadow, and textural contrasts. The project, though commercially unsuccessful for Constable, remains a significant example of collaborative printmaking.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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