The River Elbe in Moonlight
| Title | The River Elbe in Moonlight |
|---|---|
| Artist | Johan Christian Dahl |
| Date | 1833 19th century |
| Medium | Brush and gray wash, heightened with white bodycolour, over graphite and black chalk |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Mary Oenslager Fund, 2003 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The River Elbe in Moonlight” is a work by Johan Christian Dahl, dated 1833. It is executed in brush and gray wash, heightened with white bodycolour, over graphite and black chalk and classified as drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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