Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall

Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall by Joseph Mallord William Turner: Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889

What to notice

Follow the ferry and waterfront activity across the broad estuary, then notice how Turner’s low horizon gives changing sky and reflected light the larger role.

Discover

Turner painted Saltash with the Water Ferry, Cornwall in 1811. Ferry traffic and the broad estuary provide a recognizable working landscape, while the low horizon reserves much of the canvas for weather, distance, and reflected light.