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Agricultural labourers harvesting a crop in the rain, on the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō highway. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1849/1853.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: 1849/1853Reference: 37276i
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Aeolus, at the request of Juno, opens a door in a mountainside, releasing the winds that will wreck the fleet of Aeneas; representing the element air. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733.Date: 1718Reference: 23945i
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Winter weather, associated with the struggle of high art against competition from lowlife artists. Etching by P. Testa, 1641.
Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650.Date: [1641?]Reference: 3162937i
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A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
Cusden, Leonard.Reference: 32582i
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Actors in a confrontation before a gate in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.
Utagawa, Yoshitaki, 1841-1899.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35470i
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Meteorology: a double rainbow. Colour lithograph by R.H. Digeon, 1868, after E. Ronjat.
Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugène, 1822-Date: 1868Reference: 46623i
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A hot-air balloon leaves the ground in driving rain. Coloured wood engraving.
Reference: 36409i
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A storm at sea, with a sailing ship being wrecked on rocks. Etching by Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-1640.
Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682.Date: 1640Reference: 524712i
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Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1981Reference: 18927i
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Meteorology: various effects of the weather, from summer calm (left) to winter storms (right). Mixed method engraving after A.M. Perrot.
Perrot, A. M. (Aristide Michel), 1793-1879.Reference: 501039i
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Geography: monsoons at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941.Reference: 46574i
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Jupiter orders Notus (the south wind) to flood the Earth: as the water rises, people try to escape. Engraving by L. Garreau after A. van Diepenbeeck.
Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, 1596-1675.Date: 1771-1791Reference: 524674i
Part of: Galerie des peintres flamands, hollandais et allemands de Le Brun
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Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.
Baumgartner, Johann Wolfgang, 1712-1761.Date: [1737]Reference: 664658i
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Rain : a natural and cultural history / Cynthia Barnett.
Barnett, Cynthia, 1966-Date: [2015]
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Geography: water spouts at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941.Reference: 46564i
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Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Date: 1695Reference: 23639i
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Court ladies accompanying the Imperial carriage to the train station in Kyoto in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, ca. 1880.
Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.Date: [1880?]Reference: 36902i
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A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.
Lafitte, Louis, 1770-1828.Reference: 26514i
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A girl looking through a window on a rainy day, disappointed that her walk outside will be cancelled. Photoengraving, 1857, after S. Anderson.
Anderson, Sophie, 1823-1903Date: March 1857Reference: 672765i
Part of: "Photographic art treasures"
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Boer War: removing the wounded after the Battle of Elandslaagte. Process print after W. Devar.
Devar, W., active 1900-1901.Reference: 22136i
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A man is standing on the banks of a river with a fishing line in the water, he is hunched against the very wet and windy weather. Coloured process print after J. Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Reference: 34768i
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A thunderstorm, with rain beating down on travellers in a mountain pass. Engraving by H. C. Shenton after L. Clennell.
Clennell, Luke, 1781-1840.Reference: 524677i
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Raindrops / Hannah Farthing.
Farthing, HannahDate: [2023?]
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The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone runs to relieve an old woman of her burden; representing his intention to relieve Midlothian of the burden caused by fraudulent voting and land laws. Wood engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.
Mantrop, J. Bert.Date: 1879/1880Reference: 568577i
Part of: Victorian album of political satires.
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Singapore: Chinese junks in the rain at Tanjong Katong. Watercolour by J. Taylor, 1879.
Taylor, J. E. (John Edmund), active 1860-1885.Date: 1879Reference: 31904i
Part of: Sketches in the Malay archipelago. Album of watercolours and photographs made and collected by J.E. Taylor.

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Agricultural labourers harvesting a crop in the rain, on the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō highway. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1849/1853.

Aeolus, at the request of Juno, opens a door in a mountainside, releasing the winds that will wreck the fleet of Aeneas; representing the element air. Engraving by C. Dupuis, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Winter weather, associated with the struggle of high art against competition from lowlife artists. Etching by P. Testa, 1641.

A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

Actors in a confrontation before a gate in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Meteorology: a double rainbow. Colour lithograph by R.H. Digeon, 1868, after E. Ronjat.

A hot-air balloon leaves the ground in driving rain. Coloured wood engraving.

A storm at sea, with a sailing ship being wrecked on rocks. Etching by Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-1640.

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.

Meteorology: various effects of the weather, from summer calm (left) to winter storms (right). Mixed method engraving after A.M. Perrot.

Geography: monsoons at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

Jupiter orders Notus (the south wind) to flood the Earth: as the water rises, people try to escape. Engraving by L. Garreau after A. van Diepenbeeck.

Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.

Rain : a natural and cultural history / Cynthia Barnett.

Geography: water spouts at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Court ladies accompanying the Imperial carriage to the train station in Kyoto in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, ca. 1880.

A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.

A girl looking through a window on a rainy day, disappointed that her walk outside will be cancelled. Photoengraving, 1857, after S. Anderson.

Boer War: removing the wounded after the Battle of Elandslaagte. Process print after W. Devar.

A man is standing on the banks of a river with a fishing line in the water, he is hunched against the very wet and windy weather. Coloured process print after J. Leech.

A thunderstorm, with rain beating down on travellers in a mountain pass. Engraving by H. C. Shenton after L. Clennell.

Raindrops / Hannah Farthing.

The Midlothian campaign of 1879-1880: William Gladstone runs to relieve an old woman of her burden; representing his intention to relieve Midlothian of the burden caused by fraudulent voting and land laws. Wood engraving by A. Mantrop, 1879/1880.

Singapore: Chinese junks in the rain at Tanjong Katong. Watercolour by J. Taylor, 1879.