Mezzotints by David Lucas, done after paintings by John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

John Constable was a Romantic landscape painter and member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He believed that imagination and emotion were an important part of artistic expression and so incorporated these tenets into his lush, idyllic scenes. Beginning in 1829, Constable worked closely with David Lucas to produce the mezzotints as a general survey of his work.