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]
| Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead | |
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1822 |
| Type | Oil on paper mounted on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 30.8 cm × 51.1 cm (12.1 in × 20.1 in) |
| Location | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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edit- 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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