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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.

Sun dogs over a rural road: an atmospheric halo engraving, 1820

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

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