The mill

Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1820

Height:

17.8 cm  (7 in.)

Width:

12.7 cm  (5 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on panel

Description

This painting presents and idealized mill scene, with waterfalls in the background and a weir along one side; one woman is clearly a mill worker; three men and six women are enjoying leisure time activities including a minuet-like dance by a couple toward the back of the scene.

Iconclass

43C92
one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple
25HH216
waterfall - HH - ideal landscape
25HH223
sluice, weir - HH - ideal landscape
31A27113
strolling
33A35
conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6275