SUMMER EVENING
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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SUMMER EVENING is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting is called Summer Evening. It's a landscape print made by John Constable. This print is part of a series of mezzotints based on his oil sketches and paintings, which is interesting because it shows how he wanted his work to be shared with others. You can learn more about the technique used in this print by looking into chiaroscuro.
This mezzotint by John Constable, titled *Summer Evening*, was produced as part of the series *Various Subjects of English Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery*, published between 1830 and 1832 with mezzotints by David Lucas. The print is one of 40 plates in a volume bound in red, accompanied by descriptive text. Following Constable’s death in 1837, additional plates were completed and new ones engraved, expanding the series beyond its original scope. The project aimed to showcase England’s scenery and Constable’s use of light and shadow, though it did not achieve commercial success…
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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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