A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At Crowland, Windmill

1821

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At Crowland, Windmill is a 1821 by Samuel Prout, a Romanticism work, depicting Windmill, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Samuel Prout
When & what style?: 1821 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows old buildings and cottages in the English countryside. It's a quiet scene with a windmill. The artist paid attention to the details of the old buildings, which makes this work interesting - it shows a specific time and place in England's history. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist Samuel Prout.

About the artist

Artist

Samuel Prout

Samuel Prout (; 17 September 1783 – 10 February 1852) was a British watercolourist, and one of the masters of watercolour architectural painting, who largely invented the genre of the grand steet scene in British…

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