Depiction of an optical phenomenon observed by a Mr William Cockin between 9am and 10am on 13 January 1768.
Featured on PDR in the collection Rainbows in Art
Depictions spanning more than 800 years – in chronological order – of that most enigmatic of weather phenomena, the rainbow: from Noah's sign and the Book of Revelation, through to 18th-century optics, the epic landscapes of Romanticism, and modernist abstraction.
Also appearing in the collection…
An Extraordinary Appearance in a Mist Near Lancaster
Date
1805
Image Size
1000 x 558
