Hampstead Heath 1829 David Lucas British View of a man sitting on a hillside under a stormy sky. The proof has been touched to add a donkey in the right foreground and a pick in the man's 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 med

Hampstead Heath 1829 David Lucas British View of a man sitting on a hillside under a stormy sky. The proof has been touched to add a donkey in the right foreground and a pick in the man's 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 Hampstead Heath. David Lucas (British, Northamptonshire 1802–1881 London). 1829. Mezzotint, touched with ink and white chalk; proof before published state. Prints

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