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The image shows a ground-level view of a landscape with a tall windmill on the right side, a person near a small water body, dense vegetation, scattered trees, and a cloudy sky. The scene evokes a serene and contemplative atmosphere.
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The image shows a ground-level view of a landscape with a tall windmill on the right side, a person near a small water body, dense vegetation, scattered trees, and a cloudy sky. The scene evokes a serene and contemplative atmosphere.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Ruined Water-Mill

Peter Henry Emerson

Date
1886
Medium
platinum print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 26.8 x 22.3 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.) page size: 28.2 x 40.7 cm (11 1/8 x 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1995.63.1.k
Credit line
Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • platinum print
Provenance

Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, Fort Washington, PA; gift (partial and promised) to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

on interleaving tissue, printed in black ink: PLATE XI. / A RUINED WATER-MILL

NGA object ID 75224. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.