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John Constable.

 
 
 

1776 - 1837

Constable first moved to Hampstead in 1819 when he and his wife rented Albion Cottage, near Whitestone Pond, to escape the city for the summer. They lived around the Heath on and off, at 2 Lower Terrace in the summers of 1821 and 22, then at Stamford Lodge on Heath Street, before settling at 40 Well Walk in 1827. Sadly, his wife had been fighting a long battle with tuberculosis and died in 1828; Constable was left to care for their seven children alone, until his death in 1837.

 

Constable’s House in Lower Terrance, sketched in 1909

 

Throughout Constable’s time in Hampstead, the Heath and its changing cloudscapes were a favourite subject of his. In 1819 he painted Hampstead Heath, with the House Called ‘The Salt Box’ featuring the area near Judges Walk and the (now disappeared) Branch Hill Pond, with Albion Cottage in the distance. He painted many scenes of Branch Hill Pond around this time. He also had a habit of drawing or painting ‘Fir Trees at Hampstead’, leading to these trees being nicknamed Constable’s Firs. It is thought that a row of trees along the Viaduct Path might be the last survivors of the ones that Constable painted.

 
 

In pictures: Constable from 1819 to 1837

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1819 Branch Hill Pond, 1819.jpg
1819 Hampstead Heath, with the House Called The Salt Box, Constable, 1819-20.jpg
1820 A Bank on Hampstead Heath, John Constable, 1820-22.jpg
1820 Constable early Heath, 1820.jpg
1820 Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1820-21.jpg
1820 Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1820.jpg
1820 Sketch at Hampstead Stormy Sunset, Constable, 1820.jpg
1820 Sketch at Hampstead, Evening, Constable, 1820.jpg
1821 Buildings on rising ground near Hampstead , 1821.jpg
1821 Cloud Study, Hampstead, Tree at Right, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead Heath Looking West towards Harrow 1, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead Heath Looking West towards Harrow II, Constable, c1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead Heath, with Pond and Bathers, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead-Heath-Looking-Towards-Harrow,-1821-large.JPG
1821 Landscape Study Hampstead Looking West, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Study of Sky and Trees at Hampstead, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Study of Sky and Trees with a Red House, at Hampstead, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Study of Tree Trunks, 1821.jpg
1821 The Grove, or Admiral's House, Hampstead, Constable, 1821-22.jpg
1821 Trees at Hampstead The Path to Church, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 View from Hampstead Heath, Looking Towards Harrow, Constable, 1821.jpg
1822 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead, John Constable, 1821-22.jpg
1822 Study of Cirrus Clouds, 1822.jpg
1822 View of Lower Terrace, Hampstead, Constable, 1822.jpg
1823 View at Hampstead, Looking Due East, Constable, 1823.jpg
1824 View of Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1824.jpg
1825 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, with a Boy Sitting on a Bank, Constable, c1825.JPG
1825 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, with a Cart and Carters, Constable, 1825.jpg
1828 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1828.jpg
1829 Trees at Hampstead, Constable, 1829.jpg
1830 Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1830.jpg
1830 View at Top Of Heath, Constable, 1830.jpg
1836 Hampstead Heath with rainbow, Constable.jpg
A View of Hampstead Heath with figures round a bonfire.JPG
At Hampstead, Looking towards Harrow, attrib Constable.jpg
Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, after Constable, late C19.jpg
Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, after John Constable, C18.jpg
Corner of Hampstead Ponds, John Constable.jpg
Distant View of the Grove, Hampstead, Constable.jpg
Early Morning, Hampstead Heath, John Constable.JPG
Hampstead Heath with bathers, 1829-1837.jpg
Hampstead Heath, after Constable.jpg
Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1820-30.jpg
Hampstead Heath, follower of John Constable.jpg
Hampstead Heath, Harrow in the Distance, Constable, 1820-30.jpg
Hampstead Heath, John Constable.JPG
Hampstead-Heath-2-large.jpg
Hampstead-Heath-3-large.jpg
Hampstead-Heath-large.jpg
Hampstead-Heath-with-Bathers-large.jpg
Hampstead, London, attr Constable.jpg
John Constable Hampstead Heath.JPG
Stormy Weather Hampstead Heath, John Constable.JPG
THE GROVE HAMPSTEAD, John Constable.JPG
Trees-on-Hampstead-Heath-at-Sunset-large.jpg
View of Hampstead Heath, John Constable.jpg
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1819 Branch Hill Pond, 1819.jpg
1819 Hampstead Heath, with the House Called The Salt Box, Constable, 1819-20.jpg
1820 A Bank on Hampstead Heath, John Constable, 1820-22.jpg
1820 Constable early Heath, 1820.jpg
1820 Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1820-21.jpg
1820 Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1820.jpg
1820 Sketch at Hampstead Stormy Sunset, Constable, 1820.jpg
1820 Sketch at Hampstead, Evening, Constable, 1820.jpg
1821 Buildings on rising ground near Hampstead , 1821.jpg
1821 Cloud Study, Hampstead, Tree at Right, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead Heath Looking West towards Harrow 1, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead Heath Looking West towards Harrow II, Constable, c1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead Heath, with Pond and Bathers, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Hampstead-Heath-Looking-Towards-Harrow,-1821-large.JPG
1821 Landscape Study Hampstead Looking West, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Study of Sky and Trees at Hampstead, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Study of Sky and Trees with a Red House, at Hampstead, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 Study of Tree Trunks, 1821.jpg
1821 The Grove, or Admiral's House, Hampstead, Constable, 1821-22.jpg
1821 Trees at Hampstead The Path to Church, Constable, 1821.jpg
1821 View from Hampstead Heath, Looking Towards Harrow, Constable, 1821.jpg
1822 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead, John Constable, 1821-22.jpg
1822 Study of Cirrus Clouds, 1822.jpg
1822 View of Lower Terrace, Hampstead, Constable, 1822.jpg
1823 View at Hampstead, Looking Due East, Constable, 1823.jpg
1824 View of Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1824.jpg
1825 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, with a Boy Sitting on a Bank, Constable, c1825.JPG
1825 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, with a Cart and Carters, Constable, 1825.jpg
1828 Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1828.jpg
1829 Trees at Hampstead, Constable, 1829.jpg
1830 Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1830.jpg
1830 View at Top Of Heath, Constable, 1830.jpg
1836 Hampstead Heath with rainbow, Constable.jpg
A View of Hampstead Heath with figures round a bonfire.JPG
At Hampstead, Looking towards Harrow, attrib Constable.jpg
Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, after Constable, late C19.jpg
Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, after John Constable, C18.jpg
Corner of Hampstead Ponds, John Constable.jpg
Distant View of the Grove, Hampstead, Constable.jpg
Early Morning, Hampstead Heath, John Constable.JPG
Hampstead Heath with bathers, 1829-1837.jpg
Hampstead Heath, after Constable.jpg
Hampstead Heath, Constable, 1820-30.jpg
Hampstead Heath, follower of John Constable.jpg
Hampstead Heath, Harrow in the Distance, Constable, 1820-30.jpg
Hampstead Heath, John Constable.JPG
Hampstead-Heath-2-large.jpg
Hampstead-Heath-3-large.jpg
Hampstead-Heath-large.jpg
Hampstead-Heath-with-Bathers-large.jpg
Hampstead, London, attr Constable.jpg
John Constable Hampstead Heath.JPG
Stormy Weather Hampstead Heath, John Constable.JPG
THE GROVE HAMPSTEAD, John Constable.JPG
Trees-on-Hampstead-Heath-at-Sunset-large.jpg
View of Hampstead Heath, John Constable.jpg
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