1855
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mill near Colchester is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, depicting Windmill, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is called Mill near Colchester. It's a work by John Constable. The print is part of a series of mezzotints based on Constable's oil sketches and paintings. This series is known as English Landscape. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this print, look up the technique of mezzotint, but for now, check out the artist: Constable, John (RA).
This print is one of forty mezzotints issued in a red-bound volume titled *Various Subjects of English Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery, from Pictures Painted by John Constable, R.A.*, a series supervised by John Constable toward the end of his life. The engravings were executed by David Lucas, who translated Constable’s oil sketches and paintings into mezzotint, emphasizing chiaroscuro and the interplay of light and shadow. Published in multiple editions between 1830 and 1833, with later reprints after Constable’s death, the series aimed to promote appreciation of English scenery…
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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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