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Dark etching of a rainy night city street with a tall silhouetted building, glowing windows, a lit sign, and reflections on wet pavement.

Rainy Night, Madison Square

A dark etching of a rainy night city scene, with diagonal rain streaks falling across a silhouetted tall building whose windows glow with lights. A lighted sign hangs on the facade, and wet pavement in the foreground reflects the lamps in pale strokes.

Artist
C. F. William Mielatz
Date
1890
Medium
etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2027 × 2847 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1890).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Noche lluviosa, Madison Square

Aguafuerte oscura de una escena urbana nocturna bajo la lluvia, con trazos diagonales que caen sobre un edificio alto en silueta cuyas ventanas brillan con luces. Un letrero iluminado cuelga de la fachada, y el pavimento mojado del primer plano refleja faroles en trazos pálidos.

Português: Noite chuvosa, Madison Square

Água-forte escura de uma cena urbana noturna sob chuva, com traços diagonais caindo sobre um prédio alto em silhueta cujas janelas brilham com luzes. Uma placa iluminada pende da fachada, e o pavimento molhado em primeiro plano reflete lampiões em traços pálidos.