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Collection Online as of July 15, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching in black ink depicts a wooden windmill atop a hay-covered mound. Tattered sails extend toward our left, and a ladder descends right. In the foreground left, a man and child stand on a path. Behind trees in the background left, a stone spire and ruins rise. Fine, dense hatching and scribbled lines create textures of weathered wood and straw against a grainy sky.

A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: At Crowland, Windmill

1821

Samuel Prout

(British, 1783–1852)
England, 19th century
softground etching
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Prescott in memory of Margery Irish 1980.65
Location: Not on view
  • Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).
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