Henry Pether - Fishing and Other Vessels on a Moonlit Estuary, a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
Henry Pether (Chichester, 1756 - Southampton, April 13, 1812) was an English landscape painter. He painted river and mountain scenery, with classical buildings, in a pleasing though artificial style; but his reputation rests on his moonlight subjects, which attracted much admiration, and earned for him the sobriquet of Moonlight Pether. Although his art was popular, Pether was never able to do more than supply the daily wants of his large family, and when attacked by a lingering disease, which incapacitated him for work and eventually caused his death, he was reduced to great poverty.
[Bonhams, London - Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 82 cm]