The Grove, Hampstead | |
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Artist | John Constable |
Year | 1821–1822 |
Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
Dimensions | 35.6 cm× 30.2 cm(14.0 in× 11.9 in) |
Location | Tate Britain, London |
The Grove, Hampstead is an 1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It depicts a scene in Hampstead then a rural settlement on the northern outskirts of London. The main focus is The Grove, a building now known as the Admiral's House. [1] The building features in a number of Constable's Hampstead paintings. [2] He lived in the area and produced many views of the Heath and landmarks. [3]
The painting was presented to the National Gallery by Constable's daughter Isabel in 1888. In 1962 it was transferred to the collection of the Tate in Pimlico. [4]