David Lucas (1802 – 22 August 1881) was a British mezzotinter, best known for his association with John Constable.[1]

Life

Lucas was born in Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire, and became a pupil of Samuel William Reynolds after a chance encounter in 1820. He moved to London as an apprentice, and had produced his own work by 1827.[1]

By 1829 Lucas knew John Constable, and worked intensively on engravings for Constable's Various Subjects of Landscape, Characteristic of English Scenery from 1830 to 1832. He continued to produce works for the family after Constable died in 1837.[1]

Lucas died on 22 August 1881, in a workhouse in Fulham.[1] His great niece was the artist Florence Lucas, who married the notable creator of etchings James Alphege Brewer, son of Henry William Brewer and brother of Henry Charles Brewer.[2]

  • The Lock, and Dedham Vale (1834) by David Lucas, after John Constable

    The Lock, and Dedham Vale (1834) by David Lucas, after John Constable

  • Stoke-by-Neyland by David Lucas, after John Constable, National Gallery of Art

    Stoke-by-Neyland by David Lucas, after John Constable, National Gallery of Art

Notes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Lucas.
  1. ^ a b c d Ivy, Judy Crosby. "Lucas, David". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64827. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Dunham, Benjamin (2021). Etched in Memory: The Elevated Art of J. Alphege Brewer. Peacock Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-1914934131.
Categories