SUMMER MORNING
1850
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
SUMMER MORNING is a 1850 by John Constable, depicting Summer, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
John Constable printed *Summer Morning* in the early 1830s. It’s a landscape made with mezzotint, a tricky print method that turns dark ink into soft, glowing light. This print belongs to a famous series Constable guided himself. He picked twenty-two scenes of English countryside and watched them turn into prints. Check out the artist who made it: Constable, John (RA).
This mezzotint by David Lucas after John Constable depicts a view of the estuary beyond Dedham, part of the series *Various Subjects of English Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery*, published between 1830 and 1832. The print translates Constable’s oil sketches into mezzotint, emphasizing chiaroscuro and the interplay of light and shadow across the landscape. Constable supervised the project to promote appreciation of English scenery and justify his artistic approach, collaborating with Lucas, who adapted the painter’s techniques into a new graphic style. The series, revised and…
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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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