Dark etching of a figure in a patterned kimono walking with a small dog under a glowing paper lantern, with figures and a cart in the shadowy background.

Fireflies: Night Walk with Lantern and Dog

A dark nighttime etching shows a figure in a patterned kimono walking beside a small dog beneath a glowing paper lantern. Behind them, figures pull a cart and move among pale lights along a shadowed road, rendered in soft aquatint tones.

Artist: Helen Hyde
Date: 1906
Medium: etching and aquatint on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 1876 × 1920 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1906).
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

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Fireflies: Night Walk with Lantern and Dog

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