Horse Driven Windlass
Artist
William Williams
(England, active 1763 - 1800)
Date1798
Mediumpen & wash
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions5 3/4 x 10 3/8 inches
AcquisitionPresented in 1957 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationHistoric Loss - research into this object's history and current status is ongoing
Object numberABDAG017706
About MeOne of 99 drawings on 92 leaves of paper from a sketchbook used by William Williams.This is an early coal mining scene featuring a horse driven windlass, whereby the horse turned a drum mounted on a central shaft to wind up a rope and so raises and lowers buckets into a mine shaft. Nearby horse and carts wait for loads, whilst women pull and push a sledge like container, of which there are others like it near the windlass.
This drawing, along with 46 other leaves from the same sketchbook, is now untraced. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums is keen to reunite the drawings as one album. If you have any information relating to the current whereabouts of this work please contact Aberdeen Art Gallery.
20th Century
Northern Co-operative Company
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
