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Mousehold Heath
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As with most of Crome’s landscapes, the scenery depicted is located close to his Norwich home. Mousehold Heath, with its panoramic view and low-lying horizon, is the most dramatic of the artist’s thirty-three etchings. The foreground of untamed, uncultivated land is juxtaposed with windmills in the background, signs of man’s attempt to harness nature and make it complicit in its own taming and domestication. The stormy, windswept sky indicates the true character of such natural forces to be ultimately uncontrollable.
| Artist / Maker | John Crome |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1810–13 |
| Culture / Origin | England, 19th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
BiographyJohn Crome (1768–1821) — British artist (1768-1821).John Crome worked as painter, etcher, landscape painter, graphic artist and artist and is associated with United Kingdom. Their documented life spans the years 1768 to 1821; born and died in Norwich. Their work is linked to Norwich school of painters.Disciplinespainter, etcher, landscape painter, graphic artist, artistBorn1768, NorwichDied1821, NorwichNationalityUnited KingdomMovementNorwich school of paintersSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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