Hampstead Heath
1825
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1825
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
John Constable painted *Hampstead Heath* around 1820-1830. It’s an oil landscape now at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The scene shows the view from above the Vale of Health pond, looking north-east toward Highgate. Constable loved the wide views from Hampstead Heath. He often climbed nearby hills just to sketch the changing light and clouds. Look up the movement called Romanticism next.
