Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow

John Constable’s ‘Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow’ is painted in oil on paper mounted on canvas. Created around 1821, it captures a landscape view from Hampstead Heath.

The work measures approximately 34.3 by 40.6 centimeters. Constable often used paper mounted on canvas for his studies of the English countryside.

Provenance details are sparse. The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired this painting, now part of their collection of 19th-century English art.

Constable lived most of his life in England, focusing on landscapes around Suffolk and Essex. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts at age 52.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1027

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