Solitude

published 1814

Joseph Mallord William Turner and William Say

Associated Names
William Say

Artist, British, 1768 - 1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image depicts a landscape view from an elevated perspective, featuring trees, cliffs, a distant structure, and a moon in a hazy sky. The brushwork is detailed, showcasing textures of the natural elements. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. Trees dominate the foreground, leading to a hillside and rocky outcroppings that guide the eye to the distant horizon where the sky meets the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.7 × 29 cm (8 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 53, State vii/vii

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.53 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022446

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