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Engraving of a bright sun with two side spots in a ring of light above a winding country road, a seated figure, trees, and a thatched cottage.

Astronomy: an atmospheric condition producing sun dogs, giving the effect of two suns. Engraving by F.R. Hay, 1820, after W.M. (?) Craig.

A black-and-white engraving shows a bright sun flanked by two luminous spots on a ring of light in a cloudy sky over a country landscape. A seated figure in the lower left watches beside a winding path, with trees and a thatched cottage at right.

Artist
William Marshall Craig
Date
May 1 1820
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2518 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1820.
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: Parhelios sobre un camino rural: grabado de halo atmosférico, 1820

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra un sol brillante flanqueado por dos manchas luminosas sobre un anillo de luz en un cielo nublado, sobre un paisaje campestre. En la parte inferior izquierda, una figura sentada observa junto a un sendero sinuoso; a la derecha hay árboles y una cabaña con techo de paja.

Português: Parélios sobre uma estrada rural: gravura de halo atmosférico, 1820

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra um sol brilhante ladeado por duas manchas luminosas sobre um anel de luz num céu nublado, acima de uma paisagem campestre. No canto inferior esquerdo, uma figura sentada observa ao lado de um caminho sinuoso; à direita, árvores e uma casa com telhado de palha.

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