Jacques and the Wounded Stag (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1). Artist: After John Constable (British, East Bergholt 1776-1837 Hampstead). Dimensions: Image: 5 1/4 × 7 7/16 in. (13.3 × 18.9 cm)Sheet (trimmed within plate): 5 7/16 × 7 5/8 in. (13.8 × 19.4 cm). Engraver: David Lucas (British, Northamptonshire 1802-1881 London). Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon). Date: 1830.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. Muse