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Painting of a moonlit canal at night with a tall-masted ship, dark trees on both banks, and a cloudy sky lit by the moon.

Rotterdam in the Moonlight

A night harbour scene under a moonlit, cloud-filled sky, with a tall-masted sailing ship moored on a reflective canal. Dark trees and house facades frame the water, and small figures are visible in rowboats at the left and right. Loose, feathery brushwork renders the clouds and shimmering reflections in an oil painting signed and dated 1881.

Artist
Johan Barthold Jongkind (eigenhandig gesigneerd)
Date
1881
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3478 × 2436 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1881.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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