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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1917,1208.4032
Description: 'An accurate representation of the meteor' seen at Winthorpe on 18th August 1783; night scene with the meteor, a large flaming ball followed by a shower, observed in its progress by an awed man standing in the foreground at right, in the grounds beside the ruin of the parish church; cottages set amongst trees at left, on the banks of the river, further buildings beyond to right. 1783 Mezzotint with some etching
Producer name: After: Henry Robinson; Published by: Henry Robinson
School/style: British
Production date: 1783
Materials: paper
Technique: mezzotint; etching
Dimensions: Height: 188 millimetres; Width: 251 millimetres
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: comet/meteor
Associated names: Associated with: Roger Pocklington
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Newark-on-Trent
Associated events: Associated Event: Meteor at Winthorpe 1783
Acquisition name: Donated by: Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall; In Memory of: Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell and 5th Lord Dingwall
Acquisition date: 1917
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1917,1208.4032

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