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Wood engraving of two people on a moonlit beach beside a railing, with nets and rope in front and boats and masts across the harbour.

Ramsgate Beach and Harbour at Night, 1850 Wood Engraving

A wood engraving shows two figures in long cloaks standing on a moonlit shore beside a wooden railing, looking toward a harbour with masts and distant boats. Fishing nets and coiled rope lie in the foreground, and a town sits on the cliffs at left under a large pale moon.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1850
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2548 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1850.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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