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
Or, since that hope denied in worlds of strife,
Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray!
(Lord Byron, The Bride of Abydos)
Also appearing in the collection…
An Extraordinary Appearance in a Mist Near Lancaster
Date
1805
