Artwork
Old Windmill on Windmill Hill, Gateshead
Old Windmill on Windmill Hill, Gateshead is a watercolor work on paper by the British Romanticist artist Thomas Miles Richardson. It dates from 1818 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Old Windmill on Windmill Hill, Gateshead is a watercolour painting by Thomas Miles Richardson, created in 1818. It is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a windmill on a hill, near a dilapidated stone structure, with a figure walking in the foreground. The windmill's wooden frame and sails are rendered in detail, set against a stormy sky and wet terrain, conveying a sense of nature's energy.
Technique & Style
Richardson focused on capturing the windmill's texture and the effects of light on it, a style characteristic of early 19th-century art that emphasized the power of nature.
Artist & collection
Artist
Thomas Miles Richardson (1784–1848) was an English landscape-painter.
