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Kenwood House: one of the country’s greatest art collections on our doorstep

How often do you go for a walk
on the Kenwood estate and
Hampstead Heath? If you are
anything like most north London
residents, the answer is “Very
often, that’s where I get my
exercise, meet friends, family,
walk my dog, take in the fresh
air of a green space, just enjoy
being outside with the wildlife
and appreciate one of London’s
great places.” We are fantastically
privileged to have such a
wonderful open space on our
doorstep; Hampstead Heath gets
over six million visitors per year,
and the Kenwood estate over
one million.
And yet only about 250,000,
a small proportion, of visitors
go into the jewel which is
Kenwood House. In the rooms
on the ground floor, you will
see Rembrandt’s famous self-
portrait; one of only four
Vermeers in the country, the
Queen has two, and the
National Gallery has the other;
a Frans Hals, which will bring a
smile to your face; and a number
of memorable paintings by
Joshua Reynolds and George
Romney. That leaves aside
Gainsborough’s painted ladies;
Watteau’s fancy pictures; works
by Angelica Kauffmann, one of
the first female members of the
Royal Academy 250 years ago;
and the list goes on.
Upstairs is the Suffolk
Collection, a separate group of
pictures of rakish English gentle-
men with slashed sleeves and
pattern-book ladies dating from
the 17th century and once the
collection of the Earls of Suffolk. The Friends of Kenwood by becoming a special Vermeer the place means to us through
There you will also find one of exists to preserve and protect the or Rembrandt Friend. English our loyal Friends. We have nearly Become part of the community
Kenwood’s more recent paintings, Iveagh Bequest for generations Heritage was not given enough 600 members and we would be
Daisy Leiter, otherwise known to come. English Heritage manages money by central government delighted if you, the reader, Complete and return the form below, join online, or download a standing
as Margaret Hyde, Countess of Kenwood, but we endeavour to when it was turned into an would join us and help us in order form from hgs.org.uk/ra/joinnow.html. Alternatively, if you own a
Suffolk, by John Singer Sargent. advise them with our expertise independent charity, but we can our efforts. You can contact us at smart phone, scan the QR code.
Those who do go into the and experience, and we try to help Kenwood specifically by info@friendsofkenwood.org.uk. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed at
house can enjoy the extraordinary support them as best we can, continuing to show how much HELEN PAYNE www.hgs.org.uk/ra/dataprotection.pdf
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Iveagh who left his house, estate be accountable to their members
and some of his paintings under and to the nation in general, as
the Iveagh Bequest to the nation Kenwood was left to ‘the nation’.
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