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Mountainous River Landscape with a Watermill in the Foreground

Drawing
16th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker

On the left, steps rise steeply up to buildings perched on top of the rocks; below, an overshot mill beside a road, with two pairs of travellers, leading down through a gateway to the river below; in the background, a town divided by a river.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMountainous River Landscape with a Watermill in the Foreground (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with grey wash
Brief description
Drawing 'Mountainous River Landscape with a Watermill in the Foreground' by Hans Bol, Flemish School, Pen and brown ink, 16th century
Physical description
On the left, steps rise steeply up to buildings perched on top of the rocks; below, an overshot mill beside a road, with two pairs of travellers, leading down through a gateway to the river below; in the background, a town divided by a river.
Dimensions
  • Height: 145mm
  • Width: 215mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at upper left, in graphite, 137.
Object history
William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (L. 2617); Miss Emily Dalton (1816/17–1900), Leicester, by whom bequeathed to the museum (NAL dry stamp on recto and Dalton Bequest purple ink stamp on verso; neither in Lugt), 1900.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 449, illus. 373
Collection
Accession number
D.973-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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