Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead

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Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead
Constable - Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead, 1822, Cat. 858.jpg
Artist John Constable
Year1822
Type Oil on paper mounted on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions30.8 cm× 51.1 cm(12.1 in× 20.1 in)
Location Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead is an 1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] [2] It shows a view across Hampstead Heath along Spaniards Road, a route to Highgate. The building on the left is the Spaniards Inn from which the road takes its name. [3] It was painted in July 1822 during overcast day. [4] Constable emphasies the skyline with looming storm clouds. Today it is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. [5]

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  1. Charles p.28
  2. Bailey p.131
  3. Reynolds p.122
  4. Reynolds p.122
  5. https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/102687

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