The Solent

Bone, Muirhead, Sir, 1876-1953 · 1920

The view, drawn from nature, but In reverse as printed, from the hill over Farringford in the Isle of Wight, looking across the Solent, towards Hurst Castle and the New Forest. Golden Hill Fort, with smoke rising from a gun, is on the near shore. On the right is the Totland Bay Hotel. The shaded slope of the hill is continued towards the left. The smoke of the gun re-drawn. Hurst Castle retouched. Distant landscape much darkened and fresh rain-clouds above it. Much new work in upper part of sky, especially to the left. Trees in foreground, and all the landscape extensively re-worked.