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Monochrome drawing of a moonlit harbor with a stone tower, sailing ships, a small boat, and figures on the shore under a glowing moon.

Moonlight Scene in a Fishing Port

A moonlit harbor with a stone tower on a rocky headland at left and two tall-masted ships at right, one with billowing sails. Figures in a small boat and on the shore near the water's edge suggest fishermen at work, drawn in gray wash and white highlights.

Artist
Unknown artist
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash and white gouache, with black chalk, on gray prepared ground, on ivory laid paper, laid down on c
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1289 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection