Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead

Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead
ArtistJohn Constable
Year1822
TypeOil on paper mounted on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions30.8 cm × 51.1 cm (12.1 in × 20.1 in)
LocationPhiladelphia 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]

See also

References

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

Bibliography

  • Bailey, Anthony. John Constable: A Kingdom of his Own. Random House, 2012.
  • Charles, Victoria. Constable. Parkstone International, 2015.
  • Hamilton, James. Constable: A Portrait. Hachette UK, 2022.
  • Reynolds, Graham. Constable's England. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.
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