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Dark mezzotint of a glowing meteor with a bright fiery tail crossing a cloudy night sky above silhouetted city rooftops and chimneys.

Astronomy: a meteor in the night sky over London. Mezzotint by M.C. Wyatt, 1850.

A bright meteor streaks diagonally across a dark, cloudy night sky, its glowing head bursting into sparks at the lower right. Below, the silhouetted rooftops and chimneys of a city stretch along the bottom edge of the black mezzotint.

Artist
Matthew Cotes Wyatt
Date
May 1 1850
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2930 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1850.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Meteoro sobre una ciudad de noche, mezzotinta

Un meteoro brillante cruza en diagonal un cielo nocturno oscuro y nublado, con su cabeza luminosa que estalla en chispas en la parte inferior derecha. Abajo, los tejados y chimeneas recortados de una ciudad se extienden a lo largo del borde inferior.

Português: Meteoro sobre uma cidade à noite, meia-tinta

Um meteoro brilhante atravessa em diagonal um céu noturno escuro e nublado, com a cabeça luminosa que se desfaz em faíscas no canto inferior direito. Embaixo, telhados e chaminés recortados de uma cidade se estendem ao longo da borda inferior.

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