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A harbor under a full moon: ships at anchor, moonlight across the water, and a campfire where people gather on the shore

Moonlight

Moonlight

Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 to 1789)
1772 · Oil on canvas

Moonlight on a harbor, with a fire on the shore where people have gathered for the night.

Credit line

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Fund and Patrons' Permanent Fund

Rights
Public domain “Public domain” About these rights
Held by
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018.13.1
Era
18th century
Tags
MoonWaterNightPainting
Source
See it at National Gallery of Art, Washington

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