At the end of the 1820s, Shchedrin began to draw uneasy, almost nightmarish nocturnal landscapes, which may have been inspired by his gradually declining health. He died in Sorrento in 1830.
As Shchedrin's health began to decline in the late 1820s, his artwork took on a more somber tone, featuring haunting nighttime scenes that may have been inspired by his struggles with illness. His life ended in Sorrento in 1830.