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River View by Moonlight, c.1640-50 (oil on panel)

3709966 River View by Moonlight, c.1640-50 (oil on panel) by Neer, Aert van der (1603-77); 55x103 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Van der Neer was a painter with two specialities: winter scenes and nocturnal moonlit landscapes. With a limited range of colours, Van der Neer here created the perfect illusion of a moonlit night. The chilly moonlight is reflected in the water, glances off the windowpanes of the houses at left, and lights up the white feathers of the ducks in the foreground. ); Dutch, out of copyright

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Warwick Castle, 1800-65 (Watercolour)

7261588 Warwick Castle, 1800-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Warwick Castle, Warwickshire. Warwick castle is in the centre background of the painting, with the lake in the foreground. A small boat is on the lake with three figures inside, one of which is rowing and another appears to be fishing. The roof of another building, perhaps a cottage is just viewable amongst the trees to the right of the painting; Watercolour; Pretty, Edward.); © Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery

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Female shrimper on the English coast, 1800s, 1821 (engraving)

7234184 Female shrimper on the English coast, 1800s, 1821 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Female shrimper on the English coast, 1800s. She carries a net on a pole, a basket tied to her waist, and sends the catch to Billingsgate Market. Shrimp seller, Marchande de chevrettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Angleterre ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, England: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the English, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1821. Jean-Baptiste Eyries (1767-1846) was a French geographer, author and translator.); © Florilegius

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