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Watercolor of fishermen in a rowboat at a cave mouth at night, lit by a torch, with a figure on the rocks and a glowing water reflection.

Water color; Night Fishing at the Entrance to a Cave

A watercolor and ink drawing shows fishermen in a wooden rowboat at the mouth of a large rocky cave, lit by a flaming torch on the bow. One figure in the boat holds a net while others pole and steady the boat, with a fisherman on the right wading near the rocks and a figure standing on the left shore.

Artist
Saverio della Gatta
Date
1828
Medium
Pen and black ink and water colors on wove paper.
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3128 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1828).
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: Pesca nocturna en la entrada de una cueva

Un dibujo en acuarela y tinta muestra pescadores en una barca de madera a la entrada de una gran cueva rocosa, iluminada por una antorcha encendida en la proa. Un hombre sostiene una red en la barca, otros usan remos para mantenerla estable, y a la derecha un pescador avanza entre las rocas junto al agua.

Português: Pesca noturna na entrada de uma caverna

Um desenho em aquarela e tinta mostra pescadores em um barco de madeira na entrada de uma grande caverna rochosa, iluminada por uma tocha acesa na proa. Um homem segura uma rede dentro do barco, outros usam remos para firmá-lo, e à direita um pescador caminha entre as rochas à beira da água.

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