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Summary
Monamy Swaine: Moonlight scene: ships saluting
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| Author |
Monamy Swaine |
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| Title |
Moonlight scene: ships saluting  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre |
marine art |
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| Description |
English: Moonlight scene: ships saluting A highly evocative panel painting from about 1800, of a moonlit scene showing ships saluting. The ship in the foreground on the left flies the red ensign. Two figures in a small boat have been thrown a line by the sailors shown on deck. The ship in the distance on the right is firing a salute and other shipping can be seen beyond. The painting is decorative rather than of high quality and this, combined with the unusual dimensions may suggest it was produced to be part of a decorative scheme for a domestic setting. Instead of accurate detailing, the artist has focused on the visual light effects created by the moon. Its light casts a shaft of brilliant white over the sea. By contrast the ships and their sails are dark against this setting. In this way the artist has created an ethereal and dreamlike effect. |
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| Date | circa 1790 | |||||||||||||||||||
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oil on panel |
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| Dimensions | Frame: 1647 mm x 859 mm x 75 mm;Painting: 1524 mm x 762 mm | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
BHC1074 |
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| Notes | Within the Museum’s Loans Out Policy there is a presumption against lending panel paintings. Please consult Registration for further details. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12566 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1939-396 id number: BHC1074 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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