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Moonlight on a river

Watercolour
1800 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Sandby, Paul (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (painted)

Landscape by night, with a river illuminated by moonlight, and a boathouse and boatmen.


Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Watercolour
  • Frame
TitleMoonlight on a river (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bodycolour (opaque watercolour) on blue paper
Bodycolour
Bodycolour
Opaque Watercolour
Brief description
Moonlight on a river, by Paul Sandby (about 1730-1809), about 1800. Bodycolour on blue paper.
Physical description
Landscape by night, with a river illuminated by moonlight, and a boathouse and boatmen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980)
  • Width: 58.4cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the V&A, 1980)
  • Gilt frame height: 680mm (Note: FRAME)
  • Gilt frame width: 840cm (Note: FRAME)
Credit line
Bequeathed by W.A. Sandby
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1839-1904

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1068187/moonlight-on-a-river-watercolour-sandby-paul/
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