Engraved by Smith after Turner. ( Yorkshire Series. Rawlinson 187. Wilton 579.)
Ruskin discusses the composition at length in The Elements of Drawing (1857) in order to illustrate Turner 's 'entire purpose' to create the impression of 'wild, yet gentle country life' ( Works, 15.207-10). The watercolour was included in Ruskin's 1878 exhibition of works from his own collection to show 'the state of Turner's mind in its first, perfect grasp of English scenery, entering into all its humblest details with intense affection, and shrinking from no labour in the expression of this delight' ( Works, 13.429). Ruskin commissioned a copy to be made of it in 1879 ( Works, 37.297), and an impression of the engraving was placed in the Ruskin Cabinet at Whitelands College ( Works, 30.353).