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Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland

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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 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

  1. ^ "Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland', Joseph Mallord William Turner, exhibited 1798 | Tate". Tate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "The exhibition of the Royal Academy, MDCCXCVIII. (1798). The thirtieth. | Exhibition Catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.