The Mill at Berry Pomeroy
‘The Mill at Berry Pomeroy’, oil on canvas with pencil by artist James Leakey (1775-1865), c.1840. Leakey established himself in Devon as predominantly a landscape painter. This landscape is an example of his work, depicting a rural, farming scene with idyllic mill, pasture fields, and woodland beyond. Berry Pomeroy is a small village in South Devon, near Totnes.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 25/1999/4
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- The Mill at Berry Pomeroy
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- Jas Leakey; Berry Pomeroy Mill; David Messum Fine Art
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- c 1840
- Production Person Initials
- James
- Production Person Surname
- Leakey
- Production Year Low
- 1840
- Production Year High
- 1850