Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland

Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland, is a painting by J. M. W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851), painted c. 1798.^[1] It depicts the Old Man of Coniston, Cumbria, England.^[2]

In the catalogue of the Royal Academy from 1798, when verses were allowed for the first time, Turner included four lines from Paradise Lost, Book V:

—"Ye mists and exhalations that now rise
"From hill or streaming[sic] lake, dusky or gray,
"Till the sun paints your fleecy skirts with gold,
"In honour to the world's great Author, rise."^[3]

References

^ "Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland', Joseph Mallord William Turner, exhibited 1798 | Tate". Tate.
^ "The exhibition of the Royal Academy, MDCCXCVIII. (1798). The thirtieth. | Exhibition Catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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