Solway Moss

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Thomas Goff Lupton

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an elevated view looking down at a vast landscape. The horizon is high in the composition, comprising dark clouds meeting distant land. The sky has sweeping brushstrokes, suggesting movement and a storm. The color palette is muted sepia. Cattle are being herded by figures across grassy terrain leading to a waterway. Additional clouds on the horizon cast shadows over rolling hills to the right. The scene highlights the land, waterways, and sky.