Old mill at Petertavy ([1846])
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| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | B/TAV/1846/EVA |
Illustration Reference
SC1891
Location
CD 30 DVD 5
Publication Details
Date
[1846]
Place
Scope and Content
Evans, Rachel. Home scenes: or, Tavistock and its vicinity. London: Simpkin and Marshall; Tavistock: J. L. Commins, 1846. p. 45.
[ ] we descend a small declivity, and turning to the left arrive at a spot which has often been the subject of the artist's pencil. An ancient mill covered with ivy, and a rocky mountain brook with its rustic bridge once formed the picture. Now the old house is replaced by a new one, which, however near in its design, and pretty in situation, does not please us so much as its predecessor; such is the force and bond of old associations. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
[ ] we descend a small declivity, and turning to the left arrive at a spot which has often been the subject of the artist's pencil. An ancient mill covered with ivy, and a rocky mountain brook with its rustic bridge once formed the picture. Now the old house is replaced by a new one, which, however near in its design, and pretty in situation, does not please us so much as its predecessor; such is the force and bond of old associations. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Steel l.engr vign
Dimensions
63x90mm
Places
Aspects
Exterior
Counties
Subjects
Dates
1846