# A Dell at Helmingham Park, Suffolk, in 19th-century Britain

David Lucas made this in 1830, aged 28. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> A rough wooden footbridge crosses a shadowy ravine in the old woodland of Helmingham Park in Suffolk, with light filtering through the canopy and a path leading on into the trees.

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## The work

- Date: 1830
- Medium: mezzotint on laid paper
- Dimensions: plate: 17.8 x 22.2 cm (7 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 26 x 31 cm (10 1/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001.118.21
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[David Lucas](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/david-lucas), British, 1802–1881

Lucas was a mezzotint engraver best known for his long collaboration with John Constable.

4 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by David Lucas](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/david-lucas?hang=749) (4 works)
- [More Georgian Britain](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/georgian-britain?hang=749) (63 works)
- [The 19th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/19?hang=749) (731 works)

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