Moonlight on the Rhine.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson American, 1859 - 1864

Date1857-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 11/16 x 12 3/4in. (22.1 x 32.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA man and a woman are seated in a small flat-bottomed boat drifting on a broad river. The woman is playing a lute. The man wears a hat with a feather and what appears to be a doublet and hose. A small pitcher or jug is near the edge of the boat. Three people are in a rowboat in the background. Two small sailboats are in the right background. Steep rocky cliffs line the river on both sides. A row of buildings line the river bank at left. Another group of buildings, including what appears to be a church with a steeple, are on a wooded island in the middle of the river. Castles are on top of a crag at the left, and a tall peak is in the center background. The moon is visible through clouds in the sky at the left.

Object number1950.194.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MOONLIGHT ON THE RHINE. / 518".

On verso, in red ink, upper left, "821". In pencil: lower left, "...oodsons" "3"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 24" "Print / Box 7 / 324" and accession number.

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