A Dell, Helmingham Park, Suffolk
Medium
Mezzotint on chine collé; proof before published state
Dimensions
Image: 5 11/16 × 7 3/16 in. (14.4 × 18.3 cm) Plate: 6 15/16 × 23 in. (17.6 × 58.4 cm) Sheet: 13 7/8 in. × 19 in. (35.2 × 48.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Accession Number
38.23.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil Suffolk countryside *A Dell, Helming Park, Suffolk* (1830), a mezzotint proof created by engraver David Lucas after an oil sketch by John Constable Constable, the celebrated Romantic landscape painter, captured the rolling parks, shady trees, and grazing cows of his native Suffolk in vivid, naturalistic detail. Helmingham Park, a estate, exemplifies Constable's deep affection for everyday English scenery, evoking a sense of peaceful harmony between humanity and nature. This print's medium—mezzotint on chine collé—marks a pinnacle of 19th-century printmaking innovation. ...
About the Artist
David Lucas|John Constable · 1802–1881
**David Lucas (1802–1881)** David Lucas was born in 1802 in Geddington Chase, Northamptonshire, the son of a farmer.) A chance encounter in 1820 led him to become a pupil of the renowned engraver Samuel William Reynolds, under whom he apprenticed in London until 1827, mastering the art of mezzotint engraving.) By 1827, Lucas had published his first mezzotints, showcasing his precocious talent for...