Harbor by Moonlight

1753

Adrien Manglard

Associated Names
Adrien Manglard

Artist, French, 1695 - 1760

The image shows a harbor with ships in the distance, a rocky shoreline with people, and a lighthouse on the left. The scene depicts a moonlit night with clouds in the sky. The artwork is created using an etching technique with detailed lines, primarily in shades of brown and dark ink.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving in black with scraping on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.7 x 45.8 cm (12 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.8 x 51 cm (14 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.2.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Adr. Manglard fecit Romae 1753; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 25; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Z 00775

Wikidata ID

Q75124509

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