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Dark mezzotint of a bright meteor and trailing fragments over a riverside village with thatched cottages and a standing figure at right.

Astronomy: a meteor shower in the night sky. Mezzotint after H. Robinson, 1783.

A mezzotint shows a fiery meteor streaking across a dark sky above a village of thatched cottages beside a river. A row of smaller fragments trails behind the bright ball of fire, while a lone figure stands at right watching the spectacle.

Artist
Robinson, Henry, active approximately 1783.
Date
14 Oct.r 1783
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3095 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1783.
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 aldea junto al río, mezzotinta de 1783

Una mezzotinta muestra un meteoro encendido que cruza un cielo oscuro sobre una aldea de casas con techo de paja junto a un río. Una hilera de fragmentos más pequeños sigue a la bola de fuego brillante, mientras una figura solitaria, a la derecha, observa el espectáculo.

Português: Meteoro sobre uma aldeia à beira do rio, meia-tinta de 1783

Uma meia-tinta mostra um meteoro incandescente riscando um céu escuro acima de uma aldeia de casas com telhado de palha à beira de um rio. Uma fileira de fragmentos menores segue a bola de fogo brilhante, enquanto uma figura solitária à direita observa o espetáculo.

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