MEYNDERT HOBBEMA (AMSTERDAM 1638-AMSTERDAM 1709)
A Watermill beside a Woody Lane
Signed and dated 1665 or 1668RCIN 404577
Watermills were a common motif in Hobbema’s paintings. The well-worn mill here looks in need of a new roof, and is probably based on an actual building in Deventer. The scene appears both real and fictional – a charming vision of fairytale innocence.
Acquired by George IV in 1814
No. 20