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Gouache painting of a skull and crossbones in a cloud, a streaking comet, lightning, and a stormy sky over dark hills.

Portents of Death and Destruction, Gouache, ca. 1910

A horizontal gouache painting on a dark blue ground shows a skull and crossbones in a cloud at left, a fiery red comet streaking down toward a dark landscape, and a cloud at right bearing a small ship-like form with pale faces. Lightning bolts crackle through a stormy sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1910
Medium
Gouaches
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 1353 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1910.
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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