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The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
An English Water Mill
Title
An English Water Mill
Date
1881
Medium
Black ink and graphite on green paper
Dimensions
Overall: 13 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 35.2 x 27.3 cm )
Description
Landscape
Credit Line
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number
1950.398
Marks
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller, 1881"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(Willington Mill)/(The Mill Brook)/"An English Water Mill"/Composed Decr 20th 1881/9 x 7"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller 1881"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (Wellington Mill) / (The Mill Brook) / 'An English Water Mill.'' / Composed Decr. 20th 1881. / 9 x 7"
Gallery Label
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
