The Bright Cloud, 1833-34 (oil & tempera on mahogany panel)

A warm pastoral landscape scene depicting a procession of figures and animals on a lush, wooded hillside. Working their way through trees in the left foreground and moving downhill to the right, the group is led by a woman on a donkey: she rides side-saddle and has a red head covering. Behind her walks a blond man in a white robe who carries a staff. A woman in a blue robe who carries a round basket on her head is next, then a man in red and finally a woman in brown, with a basket on her head. She is half-turning as one of the herd of cattle behind them noses at her garment. Below the pastoral procession, to the right, is a dark, wooded valley beyond which is a sloping ridge; a bright, cloud-filled sky tinted with pink dominates the upper half of the composition. Frame: Gilt moulded frame with several decorative bands, the outermost of which projects forwards. It is similar to the frame of Linnell's "Hampstead Heath" (1917.151).