Moonlight at Giltar Point, Tenby, Looking South

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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A dramatic seascape showing the spectacular cliffs at Giltar Point near Tenby. This small painting is infused with both atmospheric light and the impending dark of twilight. A rocky beach in the foreshore gives way to sheer rock stacks on the left. To the left of centre is a rock formation in the shape of an arch, through which light gleams on the surface of the water. In the centre foreground, a rowing boat with a man and a woman on board is hauled into shore by a man standing in the shallow water. To the left of this group, a child plays with a model sailing boat on the water. Caldey Sound is shown in the distance on the right, with St Margaret's Island and Caldey Island implied towards the horizon. The painting shows close attention to nature in the detail in the foreground and also in the cloud formation.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Moonlight at Giltar Point, Tenby, Looking South

Date

c.1872–1874

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 17.8 x W 25.4 cm

Accession number

BHC1944

Work type

Painting

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