The Grove, Hampstead (painting)

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The Grove, Hampstead
John Constable (1776-1837) - The Grove, Hampstead - N01246 - National Gallery.jpg
Artist John Constable
Year1821–1822
Type Oil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions35.6 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]

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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]

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References

  1. Parris p.99
  2. Constable's Hampstead. Camden History Society, 2003. p.10
  3. Piper p.79
  4. "'The Grove, Hampstead', John Constable, c.1821–2".

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