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The River Elbe in Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl

The River Elbe in Moonlight

The River Elbe in Moonlight (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian) (1788-1857)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1833
Medium
Brush and gray wash, heightened with white bodycolour, over graphite and black chalk
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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NightMoonMoonlightRiverWaterReflection in waterBoatCloudSkyDrawingWashGouacheBlack chalkElbeHorizonBig skyGrayWhiteMonochromeCalmMelancholyRiverbankTreeHorizontalInscriptionLightMastPlant

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