Moonlight

Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777

1745

Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Yale Center for British Art

A moonlit night scene depicts several sailing vessels and smaller boats on a body of water, with figures on the shore and in the boats. A city skyline with arched bridges is visible in the distance. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection