David Lucas (1802 – 22 August 1881) was a British

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er, best known for his association with

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Life

Lucas was born in Geddington Chase,

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, 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 work by 1827. 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. Lucas died on 22 August 1881, in a workhouse in

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. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, David 1802 births 1881 deaths 19th-century British printmakers People from Geddington