Henry Pether

Henry Pether (1800–1880) was an English landscape painter famous for his depiction of moonlit scenes of 19th century Britain, Paris, and Venice. His father Abraham and older brother Sebastian Pether also painted moonlit scenes. Together they were known as the "Moonlight Pethers". He was also an inventor of lamps, architectural materials, and tiles.

Life and work Henry Pether was born in February 1800, His father and his brother's works were often imaginary. whilst those of his brother Sebastian had more greenish tones. He also painted moonlight landscapes in Paris, Venice and Scotland.

Between 1828 and 1862 Henry Pether exhibited at the Royal Academy. He also exhibited at the British Institution and with the Royal Society of British Artists. His works are among the collections of Tate, the City of London, and the Yale Center for British Art.

Pether lived in the Camden and Clapham boroughs in London, The Government Art Collection and other sources state that he had lived in Greenwich. In 1837, he was described as a surveyor, engineer, artist, and an architect when he was an inmate in a debtors' prison in London. a few days after his 80th birthday. (Trinity House states that Pether died in the workhouse in Chelsea.)

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