Artwork Page for Mousehold Heath

Details / Information for Mousehold Heath

Mousehold Heath

c. 1810–13

John Crome

(British, 1768–1821)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1987.89
Catalogue raisonné
Clifford E3; Goldberg 214
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

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.
A horizontally oriented etching in dark ink depicts a landscape under a sky filled with massive, roiling clouds textured with rhythmic lines. In the foreground, sandy dunes and scrubby bushes are defined by dense cross-hatching, where a small animal stands to the right. A dirt path winds toward a windmill and house in the middle ground. Another windmill sits on the distant horizon, while the sky fills the upper half of the composition.

Mousehold Heath

c. 1810–13

John Crome

(British, 1768–1821)
England, 19th century

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

Contact Us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please fill out the appropriate request form linked below:

Update or Correct Artwork Information

Imagery or Rights for Non-Open-Access Artworks

Report a Website Issue

Further Questions About This Artwork