View of Dresden by Moonlight

View of Dresden by Moonlight (German: Blick auf Dresden bei Vollmondschein) is a 1839 landscape painting by the Norwegian artist Johan Christian Dahl.^[1][2] Dahl settled in the Saxon capital Dresden where, along with Caspar David Friedrich, he was known for his romantic landscapes.^[3] The night view of the city features a number of notable landmarks silhouetted by the River Elbe including the Frauenkirche, Dresden Cathedral and the Augustus Bridge.^[4]

Dresden in the Moonlight, 1823. It presents a more distant view of the city.

View of Dresden by Moonlight
Artist	Johan Christian Dahl
Year	1839
Type	Oil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions	78 cm × 130 cm (31 in × 51 in)
Location	Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden

The work is today in the collection of the Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden, having been acquired in 1937.^[5] Dahl had previously produced an 1823 work Dresden in the Moonlight, now in a private collection.