Kenwood House

Kenwood House is a former manor house in Hampstead Heath in London. It is now part of English Heritage and can be visited.

Originally a 17th-century house was for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by architect Robert Adam remodeled in the years 1764-1779. After Osterley Park and Syon House, this was the third estate, which Adam designed in the style of classicism. Especially the interior of the library is regarded as a high point in Adams 's work. 1925 Lord Iveagh bought, a legacy of the Guinness brewing family, the house and the adjoining park and donated two years later the possession of the English nation. The collection of paintings in Kenwood House has also donated by Lord Iveagh to the State. One of the outstanding masterpieces include a late self-portrait by Rembrandt and Vermeer's The Guitar Player image.

The adjacent park is a popular destination for London and here in the summer open air concerts are held regularly. Parts of the film Notting Hill were shot here.

Rembrandt van Rijn: Self-Portrait (1661 )

Frans Hals: Portrait of Pieter van den Broeke

Thomas Gainsborough - Mary, Countess of Howe

François Boucher: Landscape with Kirschpflückerin

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