Bordered by a river, the painting depicts a sunset landscape with a clear view on the right contrasted with a dark forest on the left.Jan Bos is a leading Dutch landscape painter. He traveled to Italy to study landscapes, a journey that took him straight through the Alps. A wealthy traveler is traveling with his luggage on a mule in the far right, and two painters are in the foreground right, peering into the river or sitting and sketching.
Shepherds sit in the woods on the left, along with a flock of sheep.
This painting was not sketched, but was imagined and painted by Jan Bos at his home in Holland.