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Croom's Hill Overlooking Hyde Vale, Blackheath

Thomas Christopher Hofland, 1820–1843

© English Heritage Photo Library

The painting represents, not just the area of Greenwich and Blackheath, but also the view over London almost exactly as it is seen from the windows of Ranger's House. Even more remarkable, this vista survives almost unchanged today. Hofland adopted a viewpoint on the northern part of the Heath where he could look beyond the houses in Hyde Vale towards the view of London in the distance.

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Title of artwork, date

Croom's Hill Overlooking Hyde Vale, Blackheath, 1820–1843

Date supported

1986

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

38 x 76 cm

Grant

2600

Total cost

14000

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