Landscape Study: Scene in a Park

Although this sketch is frequently described as a Hampstead scene, it is more likely to depict Green Park looking towards Apsley House (the Duke of Wellington’s House) or possibly St. James’s Park, looking towards Whitehall.

Constable focuses upon the trees and sky to convey the atmosphere of the park, rather than the actions or expressions of the figures, which are broadly sketched to add accents of colour.