1800
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Pembury Mill, near Tunbridge Wells is a 1800 watercolor by Joseph Mallord William Turner, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a small, rustic mill by a stream. The waterwheel turns slowly, and a few sheep graze nearby. A woman stands on the roof, while another person leans against the building. The scene is soft and hazy, with muted greens and browns blending into the hills in the background. Turner used loose brushstrokes to make the landscape feel alive but dreamy. The light is gentle, almost like a mist covers everything. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style changed art.
A watercolour by J.M.W. Turner from 1800 depicts a mill structure near Tunbridge Wells, traditionally identified as Pembury Mill but possibly representing Keyes Mill, and includes the artist’s signature.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in 1775 at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, where his father kept a barber and wig-making shop.
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