Sebastian Pether 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". Sebastian's work tended to have greenish tones. 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.
River Scene (1840) by Sebastian Pether
A River Landscape with a Castle at Sunrise
A Ruined Gothic Church beside a River by Moonlight
Moonlit Landscape with a Gothic Ruin
Abraham Pether was an English landscape painter, recognised for his skill in depicting moonlit scenes. He was also a talented musician, inventor, mathematician and philosopher.
Evening Scene With Full Moon and Persons (1801)
Old Drury Lane Theatre on fire, 1809 (detail)
Rest on the flight into Egypt
The Night Blowing Cereus (flower painted by Philip Reinagle, moonlit background by Pether)