Kenwood House
Kenwood House is a former manor house on Hampstead Heath in London . It is now part of the English Heritage and can be visited.
The original 17th century house was rebuilt for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by the architect Robert Adam in the years 1764-1779. After Osterley Park and Syon House , this was the third property that Adam designed in the classicism style. The interior of the library in particular is considered a highlight in Adam's work. In 1925, Lord Iveagh , an heir of the Guinness brewery family , bought the house and the park, and two years later donated the property to the English nation. The collection of paintings at Kenwood House was also bequeathed to the state by Lord Iveagh. The outstanding masterpieces include a late self-portrait by Rembrandt and Vermeer's painting The Guitar Player .
The adjacent park is a popular destination for Londoners, and open-air concerts are held here regularly in summer . Parts of the film Notting Hill were shot here.
Jan Vermeer : The guitar player
Rembrandt van Rijn : Self-Portrait (1661)
Frans Hals : Portrait of Pieter van den Broecke
Thomas Gainsborough - Mary, Countess of Howe
François Boucher : Landscape with a cherry picker
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Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 17 ″ N , 0 ° 10 ′ 3 ″ W.