Water mills (1812)
Samuel Prout
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | Portfolio 15 |
Illustration Reference
SC3500
Location
CD 52 DVD 8
Publication Details
Scope and Content
Holme, Charles (ed.) Old English country cottages. London, Paris and New York: Offices of the 'Studio', 1906. pp. 146.Of these cottages it can truly be said that they are growths of the soil, trimmed and clipped somewhat by man, but never enough that they can be described as "works of art." There is little design perhaps, some putting together of mud material, some thatch, and that is the cottage; but the rest somehow escapes us, for one finds the trees, the hedgerows, the orchards, the sun, the rain, and the rocks have a real and intimate part in the result, [
].[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
4s.g.etch on 1 pl
Dimensions
290x430mm
Series
S38. PROUT, Samuel: PICTURESQUE DELINEATIONS IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND CORNWALL, IMITATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STUDIES.
Note
On 1 sheet with SC3499, SC3501 & SC3502
Aspects
Exterior
Counties
Subjects
Dates
1812