The Grove, or Admiral's House, Hampstead
Oil Painting
1821-1822 (painted)
1821-1822 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Constable painted this from the upper window of his house at 2 Lower Terrace, Hampstead. It depicts a property remodelled by a retired admiral. He called the main roof his quarterdeck and celebrated special occasions by firing cannons in salute. Ten years later Constable exhibited a painting of this subject titled A Romantic House at Hampstead.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Grove, or Admiral's House, Hampstead (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on paper laid on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'The Grove, or Admiral's House, Hampstead', John Constable, 1821-1822 |
| Physical description | View of a house with a rainbow and trees. |
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| Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable |
| Object history | Given by Isabel Constable, 1888 |
| Historical context | 'In 1836 Constable's two exhibits at the Royal Academy were the 'Cenotaph to the memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds' (now in the Tate Gallery, No. 1272) and the watercolour 'Stonehenge' (No. 395 [1629-1888]). He gave four lectures on 'The History of Landscape Painting' at the Royal Institution in May and June of this year and his last lecture, at Hampstead, on 25 July. Constable died on 31 March 1837. His almost completed painting 'Arundel Mill and Castle' (now in the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; see No. 379 [260-1888]) was exhibited posthumously at the Royal Academy.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 233] |
| Subject depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Constable painted this from the upper window of his house at 2 Lower Terrace, Hampstead. It depicts a property remodelled by a retired admiral. He called the main roof his quarterdeck and celebrated special occasions by firing cannons in salute. Ten years later Constable exhibited a painting of this subject titled A Romantic House at Hampstead. |
| Bibliographic references |
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| Other number | 402, plate 302 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 137-1888 |
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| Record created | July 24, 2003 |
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