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Canal Scene by Moonlight

Aert van der Neer (1603–1677)

The Wallace Collection

Canal Scene by Moonlight

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Van der Neer began to paint nocturnes c.1645–1650, and the present picture is dateable to this period. The scene is constructed in the artist’s usual manner with a central river stretching into the distance. Picturesque interest is provided by the fishermen hauling their nets in the foreground and the silhouetted boats and townscape in the distance.

The Wallace Collection

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Title

Canal Scene by Moonlight

Date

c.1645–c.1650

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 58.5 x W 72.6 cm

Accession number

P161

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, at an unknown date; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

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Aert van der Neer

1603–1677

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