Cottage on Fire at Night by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797

Cottage on Fire at Night

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797

between 1785 and 1793

Oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art

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A cottage burns brightly at night in a wooded landscape. A full moon is visible through the trees, and a river flows in the foreground. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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cottage fire moon river trees diagonal sweep asymmetrical balance deep space eye-level view night scene landscape rural

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