Sebastian Pether
Sebastian Pether (24 November 1793 – 14 March 1844)[a] was an English landscape-painter who specialised in painting moonlight, sunset, and firelight. His father Abraham Pether and brother Henry Pether also specialised in moonlit paintings, the three were known as the "Moonlight Pethers".[5][6] Sebastian's work tended to have greenish tones.[7] The bulk of his work was managed through art dealers who helped him sell his paintings, but resulted in little income to support his large family of eleven. Pether died at the age of 51, leaving his family reliant on subscriptions raised after his death.
Life
Sebastian William Thomas Pether was born on 24 November 1793 to
Works
Pether's main works consisted in firelights, moonlights and sunsets.
Gallery
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A River Landscape with a Castle at Sunrise
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A Ruined Gothic Church beside a River by Moonlight
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Moonlit Landscape with a Gothic Ruin
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The Bay of Naples
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Sebastian Pether (1790-1844)". Christie's. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Pether, 1790–1844, British, River Scene, 1840". Yale Collection of British Art. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Pether, Sebastian". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b "Sebastian William Thomas Pether, birth 24 November 1793, baptism 31 August 1794", Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ^ "Moonlight Pether". Evening Standard. 21 March 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Moonlight, Westminster by Henry Pether". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-09-124650-1.
- ^ "Sebastian William Thomas Pether, baptism 31 August 1794", London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
- ^ a b c d e f g Urban, Sylvanus, ed. (1844). "Obituary: Sebastian Pether". The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. XXII. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son. p. 99.
- ISBN 9780813541020.
- ISBN 978-0-7126-2121-2.