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Mousehold Heath Norwich
Purchased 1863
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East Anglia
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<p>Mousehold Heath was a well-known stretch of common land outside Norwich. Here, John Crome emphasises its expanse and lack of cultivation, with wildflowers and cattle roaming freely. The Heath had a rich history as a protest site and, in Crome’s lifetime, was the centre of debates about land improvement. Common land was enclosed across the country at this time, stopping access to grazing land and fuel for the rural poor. By 1814, most of Mousehold Heath was closed off. Crome’s landscape may show what remained or it may be nostalgic, alluding to old freedoms.</p><p><em>Gallery label, May 2023</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
15 October 2001 – 4 August 2002
2002-08-04
15 October 2001 – 4 August 2002
2002-08-04
2001-10-15
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-10-15
Constable: Outdoor Sketching
Collection based display
19 August 2002 – 27 April 2003
2003-04-27
19 August 2002 – 27 April 2003
2003-04-27
2002-08-19
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-19
Outdoor Sketching
Collection based display
15 June 2005 – 4 September 2005
2005-09-04
15 June 2005 – 4 September 2005
2005-09-04
2005-06-15
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-06-15
A Picture of Britain
Exhibition
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
2005-07-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-07-11
The British Landscape
Collection based display
24 October 2009 – 10 January 2010
2010-01-10
24 October 2009 – 10 January 2010
2010-01-10
2009-10-24
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (Norwich, UK)
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
2009-10-24
GBAD; Taster One
Loan-out
11 February 2013 – 2 June 2013
2013-06-02
12 February 2013 – 2 June 2013
2013-06-02
2013-02-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2013-02-11
Looking at the View
Collection based display
22 July 2013 – 28 June 2014
2014-06-28
22 July 2013 – 22 September 2013
2013-09-22
2013-07-22
Compton Verney (Compton Verney, UK)
5 October 2013 – 5 January 2014
2014-01-05
2013-10-05
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
1 March 2014 – 28 June 2014
2014-06-28
2014-03-01
Laing Art Gallery (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/
2013-07-22
Capturing British Landscape in the age of Turner and Constable
Loan-out
29 July 2019 – 3 November 2019
2019-11-03
29 July 2019 – 3 November 2019
2019-11-03
2019-07-29
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2019-07-29
1819 Spotlight
Collection based display
23 April 2021 – 5 September 2021
2021-09-05
23 April 2021 – 5 September 2021
2021-09-05
2021-04-23
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (Norwich, UK)
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
2021-04-23
A Passion for Landscape: Rediscovering John Crome
Loan-out
26 September 2022
26 September 2022
2022-09-26
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2022-09-26
Gallery 10
Collection based display
Mousehold Heath, Norwich
support: 1099 × 1810 mm
frame: 1500 × 2210 × 150 mm
Purchased 1863
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<p>Mousehold Heath was a well-known stretch of common land outside Norwich. Here, John Crome emphasises its expanse and lack of cultivation, with wildflowers and cattle roaming freely. The Heath had a rich history as a protest site and, in Crome’s lifetime, was the centre of debates about land improvement. Common land was enclosed across the country at this time, stopping access to grazing land and fuel for the rural poor. By 1814, most of Mousehold Heath was closed off. Crome’s landscape may show what remained or it may be nostalgic, alluding to old freedoms.</p>
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