1855
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Willy Lott's House is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows Willy Lott’s House, a quiet cottage in the countryside. John Constable made it late in his life, but the image comes from earlier work he loved. The print uses mezzotint, a tricky technique that gives soft, deep shadows. Constable didn’t just draw this himself. He guided another artist, David Lucas, to carve the plates. Together they published 22 such prints between 1830 and 1832. Ever seen a mezzotint up close? Look for one at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This mezzotint by David Lucas after John Constable depicts Willy Lott's House, part of the series *Various Subjects of English Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery*, published in multiple editions between 1830 and 1832 with later reprints. The print is one of 40 in a volume bound in red, accompanied by descriptive text. Constable selected the subject for its personal and historical significance, emphasizing nature’s interplay of light and shadow. Lucas’s mezzotint technique translates Constable’s original works into a distinct graphic style, capturing the painter’s contrasts 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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