Lightnings Flash from Pole to Pole

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A man rides a scared horse which stops short before a small bridge on a path across woodland

Before him Doon pours all his floods;
The doubling storm roars thro' the woods;
The lightnings flash from pole to pole.

Artist

Name:: Landseer, Thomas
Dates:: 1795-1880
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Bonner, George Wilmot
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, a poem
Author:: Burns, Robert
Publisher:: London: Marsh and Miller, 1830
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A man in traditional Scottish dress rides a scared and recalcitrant horse which stops short before a small bridge on a path across woodland as flashes of lightning light up the night sky.

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{{cite web | title=Lightnings Flash from Pole to Pole | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lightnings-flash/ | author=Landseer, Thomas | year=1830 | access-date=April 20, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}