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Three windmills for drawing water
Wessel Jansen, c. 1650 - before 1696
Some types of miniature continued to be produced for ages. One such ‘evergreen’ subject was the windmill placed above a well. These mills used wind power to draw up a bucket of water. While there is more than a century between the earliest and the latest, their form and decoration have remained virtually the same.
- Artwork typeminiature
- Object numberBK-14913-XXV-A
- Dimensionsheight 6.2 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 3.8 cm
- Physical characteristicszilver