A calm river bends away through an English-style countryside. Lily pads dot the surface, and the water mirrors the pale clouds and the trees along the far bank. In the foreground, white cow parsley and tall grasses climb in front of a broad old tree trunk.

Beyond the river, a meadow speckled with tiny blue and yellow flowers rolls toward distant hills. The light is soft and diffused, and the fine, careful brushwork gives the scene a quiet, unhurried stillness.