Italian Landscape. c.1845-58. Oil on canvas, 157/8 x 303/4 inches (40.3 x 78.1 cm). Collection of Tate Britain, accession no. N02970. Click on image to enlarge it.

This particular study exemplifies what Mason’s early art was about with its view of peasant life in the Campagna. Women gather water from a trough while a man waters his horse. Two oxen are lying down resting to the left. The Sabatini mountain range can be seen in the background in the distance.


Last modified 18 December 2022