The scene depicts a calm expanse of Lake Geneva near Lausanne, Switzerland, under a sky exhibiting a mix of blue patches and scattered white and grey clouds

The scene depicts a calm expanse of Lake Geneva near Lausanne, Switzerland, under a sky exhibiting a mix of blue patches and scattered white and grey clouds. A multi-deck paddle steamer, white with a dark funnels and displaying a Swiss flag from its stern, traverses the water from left to right across the mid-ground. Passengers are visible on its open upper decks. In the foreground, a small, covered vessel with a dark red hull and light-colored canvas cover is moored on the water. A dark, spherical buoy floats further to the right, and a yellow cylindrical buoy is partially visible in the lower-left corner. A range of distant mountains, some with visible snow-capped peaks, forms the horizon line.