Mills on the Fi-eld near Hellandshoin

1834

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Mills on the Fi-eld near Hellandshoin is a 1834 by Edward Price, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Edward Price
When & what style?: 1834 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a quiet, misty valley with a steep mountain rising in the background. In the foreground, a few small wooden huts and a mill sit near a rocky shore, with a body of water stretching into the distance. The sky is heavy with clouds, and smoke curls from one of the buildings. The title tells us this is a real place called Hellandshoin, and the artist wanted to show its peaceful, rugged feel. The print was made in 1834, so it’s from a time when landscapes like this were often seen as wild and untamed. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more prints like it.

The story of this work

Overview

The print *Mills on the Fi-eld near Hellandshoin* by Edward Price is part of a book bound in blue with a red cover, containing 21 prints accompanied by text. It was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2015 as part of the Lennox-Boyd collection, which included approximately 50,000 British mezzotints and other printed materials. The collection, formed by the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, also encompassed 18th-century picture frames, antique women’s shoes, fans, printed handkerchiefs, and ephemera. Lennox-Boyd expanded his business, Sanders of Oxford, into a notable seller of fine…

Read the full account in the museum source.