Moonlit Landscape

Washington Allston (1779 – 1843)

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About this artwork

Title: Moonlit Landscape
Artist: Washington Allston
Year: 1819
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Public domain
Where to see it: Museum of Fine Arts
Medium: Oil
Medium type: WallArt
Creative period: Mature Romanticism
Corpus context: literary vision , european romanticism

Quick Facts

Movement: American Romanticism
Subject or theme: Serene night scene with mountains and boats
Title: Moonlit Landscape
Year: 1819