The image displays a rural landscape from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the image, showing distant hills and fields under a dramatic sky with clouds. Sunlight breaks through the clouds, illuminating the landscape. In the foreground, figures are harvesting around a hay wagon. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing the trees and light. The color palette includes browns, greens, golds, blues, and grays. A tree with slender branches frames the scene on the right.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c. 1851
- Medium
- watercolor and gouache over graphite with scratching-out and touches of gum arabic on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 4736 × 3488 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original