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Pen and ink sketch of a sea under a hatched sky with a pale moon at upper left and waves breaking in the foreground.

Seascape with Full Moon

A pen and ink sketch on an off-white sketchbook page shows a wide sea beneath a hatched, cloud-filled sky. A pale moon sits at the upper left above low waves, with light reflected on the dark water in the foreground.

Artist
William Trost Richards
Date
1890–1900
Medium
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3000 × 2008 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Marina con luna llena

Un dibujo a pluma y tinta sobre una página de cuaderno de papel color blanco roto muestra un mar amplio bajo un cielo sombreado con trazos y nubes. Una luna pálida aparece arriba a la izquierda, sobre olas bajas, con reflejos de luz en el agua oscura del primer plano.

Português: Marinha com lua cheia

Um desenho a pena e tinta em uma página de caderno de esboços, em papel off-white, mostra um mar amplo sob um céu coberto de hachuras e nuvens. Uma lua pálida aparece no alto à esquerda, acima de ondas baixas, com reflexos de luz na água escura do primeiro plano.

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