- Artist
- John Crome 1768–1821
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1099 × 1810 mm
frame: 1500 × 2210 × 150 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1863
- Reference
- N00689
Display caption
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.
Gallery label, May 2023
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