Jacob Abels oil on panel
Dimensions 42 x 57 cm (16.5 x 22.4 in)
cjr Pulling in the Nets by Moonlight (1803 - 1866) was a Dutch painter.
He was born in Amsterdam in 1803, and was instructed in art by Jan van Ravenswaay, the animal painter. In 1826 he visited Germany, and on his return settled at the Hague. He distinguished himself especially in painting moonlight landscapes. The Museum at Haarlem has works by him. Abels died at Abcoude in 1866.
