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The image shows a nighttime scene viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon is not visible, with hills rising behind a small building on the left. A cross stands among trees, illuminated by moonlight. The artwork has detailed brushstrokes, creating a textured effect in black and gray tones. The moon is partially obscured by clouds, casting a faint light on the landscape.
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The image shows a nighttime scene viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon is not visible, with hills rising behind a small building on the left. A cross stands among trees, illuminated by moonlight. The artwork has detailed brushstrokes, creating a textured effect in black and gray tones. The moon is partially obscured by clouds, casting a faint light on the landscape.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Lakeside Chapel by Moonlight

Maria Anna Fischer

Date
1810s(?)
Medium
etching and aquatint
Dimensions
sheet: 14.7 × 21 cm (5 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.) plate: 13.5 × 19.8 cm (5 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.) image: 11.8 × 18.7 cm (4 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2014.95.1
Credit line
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Moon
  • Lake
  • Building
Provenance

Unidentified collector KHST(?), Berlin (not in Lugt). Erhard Oskar Kaps, Leipzig (Lugt 3549).(Nicolaas Teeuwisse OHG, Berlin); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Inscription

recto: none; verso: in graphite, at lower left: Maria Anna Fischer / geb. 1785 / Wien; in graphite, along bottom edge at left: M. A. Fischer

Marks

Erhard Oskar Kaps, Leipzig (Lugt 3549)

NGA object ID 164799. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.