Delce Mill, Rochester
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Delce Mill, Rochester is a 1940 watercolor by Hennell, depicting Windmill, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour painting depicts a windmill, with a horse and cart in the foreground. The mill is shown in a rural setting, with buildings and a fence nearby. The sky is cloudy, and the overall atmosphere is one of quiet activity. The painting is rendered in muted colours, with the windmill and surrounding buildings shown in shades of brown and grey. The horse and cart are depicted in warm tones, adding a sense of warmth to the scene. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the painting a sense of spontaneity. The painting is a charming depiction of a rural scene, and invites the viewer to explore the world of windmills. If you're interested in learning more about windmills, you might want to look up the subject: windmill.
A watercolour by Hennell from 1940 depicts Delce Mill, a working windmill in Rochester. The composition shows a horse approaching a man in the right foreground, while chickens forage in the left foreground. The work was part of the "Recording Britain" project, a scheme initiated by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime to document British landscapes and industries during the Second World War. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust and directed by Sir Kenneth Clark, the project aimed to capture a sense of national identity amid concerns over wartime damage and landscape changes.
Read the full account in the museum source.
The Hennell family is a family of prominent silver-smiths and writers in Southern England.
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