About this artwork
Stoke by Nayland lies about seven miles from East Bergholt. The church features in a number of Constable’s drawings and oil sketches, including Stoke-by-Nayland (Tate), on display in Gallery 13. In this print it was originally positioned in the centre of the composition, but was later moved to the left and a rainbow was introduced. In the accompanying text Constable observed that ‘Nature, in all varied aspects of her beauty, exhibits no feature more lovely nor any that awaken a more soothing reflection than the Rainbow’.
Updated before 2020
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artist:David Lucas (1802 - 1881) English
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title:Stoke by Neyland, Suffolk
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date created:1830
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after:John Constable (1776 - 1837) English
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 17.80 x 25.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1960
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accession number:P 2449.11
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gallery:
David Lucas
David Lucas
David Lucas was a mezzotint engraver, best known for his prints after the paintings of John Constable. Lucas was born in Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire, the eldest of seven children. He became a pupil of Samuel William Reynolds, and later moved to London. By 1829 he was in touch with Constable...