Mousehold Heath (painting)

Mousehold Heath
ArtistJohn Crome
Year1818-1820
TypeOil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions109.8 cm × 181 cm (43.2 in × 71 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

Mousehold Heath is a c.1820 landscape painting by the British artist John Crome. [1] [2] It depicts a view of Mousehold Heath on the eastern side of Norwich. Crome was a member of the Norwich School of artists, who depicted landscapes from Norfolk. Mousehole Heath was a historic piece of common land, but by the time Crome painted the scene it had largely been enclosed. [3]

Today the painting is in the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico, having been acquired in 1863. [4]

References

  1. ^ Waites p.ix
  2. ^ Hawcroft p.33
  3. ^ "'Mousehold Heath, Norwich', John Crome, c.1818–20". Tate.
  4. ^ "Mousehold Heath, Norwich | Art UK". artuk.org.

Bibliography

  • Hawcroft, Francis C. John Crome 1768-1821. Arts Councilz 1968.
  • Waites, Ian Common Land in English Painting, 1700-1850. Boydell Press, 2012.