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Dark etching of a sailing ship with tall masts and a small lit steamer on moonlit water at night.

Night Loading

A night harbor etching shows a tall-masted sailing ship at left, its rigging dark against the sky, beside a small steamer lit by a few lamps. Moonlight glints across the rippling water, and fine hatched lines build a dense, shadowy atmosphere.

Artist
Kerr Eby
Date
1930
Medium
etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2299 × 2880 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1930).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Carga nocturna, aguafuerte de Kerr Eby

Un aguafuerte de un puerto nocturno muestra a la izquierda un velero de altos mástiles, con su aparejo oscuro contra el cielo, junto a un pequeño vapor iluminado por unas pocas luces. La luz de la luna brilla sobre el agua ondulada, y las finas líneas en trama crean una atmósfera densa y sombría.

Português: Carregamento noturno, gravura de Kerr Eby

Uma gravura de um porto noturno mostra, à esquerda, um veleiro de mastros altos, com o aparelho escuro contra o céu, ao lado de um pequeno vapor iluminado por poucas luzes. O luar reflete-se na água ondulada, e as linhas finas de hachura criam uma atmosfera densa e sombria.

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