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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.

Meteor Over a City Skyline at Night, Mezzotint

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

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