Watermill and Cottages, Stoke Gabriel, Devonshire
1865
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1865
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Watermill and Cottages, Stoke Gabriel, Devonshire is a 1865 watercolor by George Whitaker, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet riverside scene with a stone watermill in the center, its wooden wheel half-submerged in the water. Cottages with thatched roofs line the bank, some with gardens spilling toward the shore. A small boat floats near the mill, and fishing nets hang on the left, drying in the breeze. The sky is soft and pale, with just a hint of clouds, while the trees in the background stay green but muted. The artist used light watercolor washes to keep everything calm and natural, almost like a snapshot of daily life. The mill’s stonework and the river’s edge are detailed, but the buildings fade into the distance gently. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
A watercolour painting from 1865 depicts a watermill alongside cottages in Stoke Gabriel, Devonshire, signed and dated by the artist.
Read the full account in the museum source.
George Whitaker’s watercolors feel like postcards a traveler forgot to mail. He painted the same Devonshire hamlet for decades, chasing the way light turned the millstream into liquid silver between the stone bridges…
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
