1798
oil
panel
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Conway Castle: Moonlight Effect is a 1798 oil by Julius Caesar Ibbetson, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a castle by a river under a moonlit sky. In the foreground, people are in a boat on the water. The castle is tall and has towers. The sky is dark with clouds, but the moon shines through. The castle looks old and strong, and the people in the boat seem to be traveling at night. The painting is done in dark colors, which makes the moonlight stand out. If you like this painting, you might want to learn more about the artist, Julius Caesar Ibbetson.
Julius Caesar Ibbetson (29 December 1759 – 13 October 1817) was a British 18th-century landscape and watercolour painter.
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