signed monamy oil 18 x 30: private collection kirkall mezzotint: national maritime museum print collection THE MOONLIGHT MEZZOTINT Kirkall's mezzotint is very obviously closely related to the above oil painting, though not identical. The palette employed in the oil seems to anticipate its conversion into mezzotint, but the query arises of why the print is not in reverse. The oil could have been copied, with variation, from the mezzotint. It could even be quite modern. There is probably only one mezzotint, by Kirkall, but moonlight line engravings proliferate after Monamy's death. one: moonlight oils by monamy two: monamy moonlight prints three: later moonlight prints four: moonlight by other artists artistic range 1 monamy website index top © Charles Harrison Wallace 2005 all rights reserved