Getting started with the collection:
Three windmills for drawing water
attributed to Johannes van Somerwil (I), 1760
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-B
- Dimensionsheight 7.2 cm x width 3.7 cm x depth 2 cm
- Physical characteristicszilver