Hampstead Heath

John Linnell

Associated Names
John Linnell

Artist, British, 1792 - 1882

The image shows a landscape sketch from an elevated position, featuring diverse terrain and distant trees sketched with darker shading near the horizon. The drawing style is minimalistic, using light pencil lines and soft strokes to depict the cloud formations and landscape. The palette is monochromatic with gray tones against white paper, creating a delicate look. Undulating hills or fields are represented in the foreground, leading to the more defined elements in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.6 x 12.5 cm (3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.111


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. J.P. Linnell, wife of a descendant; (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1972-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: H[amp?] J.L.

Wikidata ID

Q64582849

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