Fingal Sees the Ghosts of his Forefathers by Moonlight, ca. 1782

The Danish artist Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, who, like many of his contemporaries, merged influences of Neo-classicism and Romanticism in his work, was very fond of both classical and Nordic literary motifs. Ossian played a major part in his work.

Nicolai Abildgaard (1743–1809), Fingal Sees the Ghosts of his Forefathers by Moonlight, 60.4 x 72.2 x 5.1 cm, oil on canvas, ca. 1782; source: Statens Museum for Kunst / National Gallery of Denmark, KMS3986, http://www.smk.dk/en/explore-the-art/search-smk/#/detail/KMS3986, Public Domain.