FDA-D.456-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.456-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Landscape with a Watermill
Pilkington
Pilkington
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
collection
collection
Comments
The water in rivers and seas is always in motion, and humans have used this power as a source or renewable energy for years. Watermills convert the kinetic energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power for milling flour, grinding fibres to make paper and cloth, and watering crops. Today, hydropower is a method of sustainable low-carbon energy production, as an alternative to fossil fuel, but watermills remain much-loved features in the landscape, for example in this drawing by the artist and printmaker Thomas Rowlandson (1757-18270.
Other number
Pi 174
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 175mm
width (actual size): 232mm
width (actual size): 232mm
Materials & techniques note
Pencil, pen and grey and brown ink and watercolour
Production
Person
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756 - 1827 (Artist)
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Alan Pilkington; by whom presented/bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'Elemental', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 6 November 2025 to 14 June 2026 (catalogue number 42)
Exhibited: 'Elemental', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 6 November 2025 to 14 June 2026 (catalogue number 42)
Previous ownership
Pilkington, Alan, 1879 - 1973: Bequeathed to Eton by Alan Pilkington, 1973; at Eton on or after 1963
