Solway Moss
published 1816
Medium
etching and mezzotint
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8180
Art Historical Context
Step into the moody expanse of *Solway Moss*, a captivating print from 1816 created by British master J.M.W. Turner in collaboration with engraver Thomas Goff Lupton. Published as part of Turner's ambitious *Liber Studiorum series, this etching and mezzotint captures wild, boggy landscapes of the Solway Firth region on the England-Scotland border. Turner's Romantic vision transforms the desolate moss into a dramatic interplay of light and shadow, evoking nature's power. The medium shines here: etching provides precise lines for structure, while mezzotint—a "dark manner" technique involving sc...