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Hampstead Heath: PD.207-1948

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Current Location: Gallery 5

Titles

Hampstead Heath

Maker(s)

Painter: Constable, John

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Notes

History note: William Sharp, of Handsworth, near Birmingham (d. 1881, aged 86); sale, by his executors, Christie's, 9 July 1881 (72), bt. Agnew; sold by Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, 1881, to Walter Holland of Liverpool (d. 1915); sold with the contents of his house by Ellis & Sons, Liverpool, 15-21 November 1932 (1000), bt. in; sold by Miss A.E. Holland, of Liverpool, through the Fine Art Society Ltd, London, to Leggatt Bros., London, who sold it to Vicars Bros., London, 1933; sold by Vicars Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bart, 1933; sale by his executors, Sotheby's, 8 December1948 (64), bt. in; bt. from his trustees

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From the Marlay Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1948) by Eckstein, Bernard, The Trustees of

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Painted Surface Height 54 cm Width 76.9 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.207-1948
Primary reference Number: 824
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 August 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 8 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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