The Eve of the Deluge by John Martin (1840)

Figures on a hilltop watch a comet over a vast valley, lake and distant snowy mountains at sunset.

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A broad landscape shows a group of figures gathered on a rocky hilltop, gazing toward a bright comet streaking across a pale, luminous sky. Below, a vast valley stretches toward a distant lake and snow-capped mountains, with a crescent moon and low sun glowing near the horizon. This print by John Martin, dated 1840, is titled The Eve of the Deluge.

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1840

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain