Bilder Charles F. Blunt – Parhelia No. 1 – Original Hand-Colored Lithograph from The Beauty of the Heavens – London, 1842

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This atmospheric hand-colored lithograph illustrates a rare optical phenomenon known as parhelia or “sun dogs,” in which multiple bright spots appear beside the sun due to the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere. In this image, four symmetrical orbs and a prominent segment of a halo are suspended above a serene townscape, casting an ethereal glow across the sky. The landscape below is rendered with pastoral calm—cattle, ruins, and distant rooftops—serving as a terrestrial counterpoint to the celestial display.

Part of Charles F. Blunt’s The Beauty of the Heavens, this print aimed to educate and captivate audiences by merging scientific illustration with artistic composition, capturing the wonder of astronomical and meteorological phenomena.

Artist: Charles F. Blunt

Dimensions: 16 cm x 20 cm

Medium: Hand-Colored Lithograph

Date: 1842

Condition Report:
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