Jacques and the Wounded Stag (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1)

Engraver David Lucas British
 After John Constable British
 Subject William Shakespeare British

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In 1827, Constable began work on the project that would occupy his attention until his death seven years later: the publication of a series of prints based on his paintings that would stand as a summary of his achievements. The painter collaborated closely with the engraver David Lucas to create prints that would illustrate Constable's didactic intention—to illustrate the "chiaroscuro of nature." The medium of mezzotint, in which the design is developed from dark to light using a wide range of velvety tones, was eminently suited to the project.

Jacques and the Wounded Stag (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1), David Lucas (British, Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire 1802–1881 London), Mezzotint touched with white chalk; proof before published state

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Jacques and the Wounded Stag (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1), David Lucas (British, Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire 1802–1881 London), Mezzotint touched with white chalk; proof before published state
Jacques and the Wounded Stag (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1), David Lucas (British, Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire 1802–1881 London), Mezzotint touched with white chalk; proof before published state

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