Forked Lightning Collection

Caythorpe Church, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, struck by Lightning 30 December (engraving)
1098480 Caythorpe Church, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, struck by Lightning 30 December (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caythorpe Church, near Grantham)

Lightning in a Thunderstorm
Massive fork lightning strike at night. Forked lightning bolt from the sky to the ground with trees silhouetted in the bottom of the picture and a blue night sky behind

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (engraving)
5228155 The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah)

Your little eyes shine brightly - like lightning! (colour litho)
8656701 Your little eyes shine brightly - like lightning! (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Your little eyes shine brightly - like lightning)

The Chene chapelle, or chapel oak, 1882
7125197 The Chene chapelle, or chapel oak, 1882; (add.info.: The Chene chapelle, or chapel oak, an oak tree located in Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime, France, seen here in the 19th century)

Myths and legends: the ghost ship attracts the sailors' ship against the rocks to make it sink
NWI4930510 Myths and legends: the ghost ship attracts the sailors' ship against the rocks to make it sink. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Myths and legends)

Prehistory, caves in the cliffs. Engraving 1877
JAB4121659 Prehistory, caves in the cliffs. Engraving 1877; (add.info.: Prehistory, caves in the cliffs. Engraving 1877); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Letter Z: These men have knees, praying to God that He will help them, and the light in zigzags, resemble Z
DUV4214786 Letter Z: These men have knees, praying to God that He will help them, and the light in zigzags, resemble Z. 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790232 Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: electricity in France : from the power station to the city lighting (in the background)

The experience of the kite (flying kite) by Benjamin Franklin - Accompanied by his son
PCT4272992 The experience of the kite (flying kite) by Benjamin Franklin - Accompanied by his son, the American physicist (1706-1790)

THOR, Scandinavian Creator God, reworking the Earth. Engraving 1897
JAB4120818 THOR, Scandinavian Creator God, reworking the Earth. Engraving 1897; (add.info.: THOR, Scandinavian Creator God, reworking the Earth. Engraving 1897); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Letter Z: These men have knees, praying to God that He will help them, and the light in zigzags, resemble Z
DUV4214796 Letter Z: These men have knees, praying to God that He will help them, and the light in zigzags, resemble Z, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Lightning conductor fitted to a building
5321270 Lightning conductor fitted to a building; (add.info.: Lightning conductor fitted to a building, showing how the pit has been dug to ensure the conductor reaches the water table)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) tears lightning from the sky - French drawing showing Franklin's popularity
NWI4942203 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) tears lightning from the sky - French drawing showing Franklin's popularity - Colorisee engraving

The lightning of a Menorah, 1850
3330763 The lightning of a Menorah, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the lightning of a Menorah (Sabbath Lights) on the first day of the Sabbath

Lightning striking a sailing-ship in a storm at sea - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NWI4963884 Lightning striking a sailing-ship in a storm at sea - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

Roman mythology: Jupiter, king of the gods and god of heaven, with his attributes the eagle
FLO4679705 Roman mythology: Jupiter, king of the gods and god of heaven, with his attributes the eagle and lightning - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Promulgation of The Ten Commandments (colour litho)
5198586 Promulgation of The Ten Commandments (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Promulgation of The Ten Commandments)

Modern Wonders, 1938: High Voltage Test House (colour photo)
8659914 Modern Wonders, 1938: High Voltage Test House (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Voltage Test House)

Modern Wonders, 1938: A 500,000, Volt Flash (colour photo)
8659909 Modern Wonders, 1938: A 500,000, Volt Flash (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A 500,000, Volt Flash)

A week in England (colour litho)
8655889 A week in England (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A week in England. Man and woman getting soaked in the rain)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655659 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Green, Henry Hawes Craven (1837-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act III, Scene 2)

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing
ICA4845812 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing of the Pope! Out of here, that would be too convenient

Tam O'Shanter apprehending to ride a horse. Illustration of the poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet
NWI4927414 Tam O'Shanter apprehending to ride a horse. Illustration of the poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet

La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_18: War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia
ICA4933725 La Baionnette, Satirical in Colours, 1915_11_18: War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Belligerants and Symbols - Verite (Allegory of) - Illustration by Pierre E

Colorful photo, a man looks at the legs of women of a group surprised by a storm of wind, 1865
LUX4818207 Colorful photo, a man looks at the legs of women of a group surprised by a storm of wind, 1865; (add.info.: Colorful photo)

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Bussy-Letter: Church destroyed by thunder, 1900
LUX4800898 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Bussy-Letter: Church destroyed by thunder, 1900; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Bussy-Letter: Church destroyed by thunder

Biblical scene: earthquake swallowing the Hebrew people who refused to follow Moses
NWI4914930 Biblical scene: earthquake swallowing the Hebrew people who refused to follow Moses. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Biblical scene)

Cossacks and Japanese cavalry fighting at the Battle of Wafangou, 1904 (litho)
8655598 Cossacks and Japanese cavalry fighting at the Battle of Wafangou, 1904 (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prehistoire, le Deluge - Engraving 1877
JAB4121027 Prehistoire, le Deluge - Engraving 1877; (add.info.: Prehistoire, le Deluge - Engraving 1877); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

A family of peasants taking fear at the sight of the ball lightning passing through their barn
NWI4952764 A family of peasants taking fear at the sight of the ball lightning passing through their barn. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

La Baionnette, Satirique en Colours, 1916_5_11: War of 14 -18, Life of the Soldier
ICA4844724 La Baionnette, Satirique en Colours, 1916_5_11: War of 14 -18, Life of the Soldier, Brenches - Soldiers - Illustration by Pierre E

Diagram of Meteorology, displaying the various phenomena of the atmosphere, 1846-60 (engraving)
7340562 Diagram of Meteorology, displaying the various phenomena of the atmosphere, 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60) & Emslie

Old Testament: People trying to escape from the deluge that comes upon them. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4915162 Old Testament: People trying to escape from the deluge that comes upon them. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Old Testament)

The Day of Wrath (engraving)
8655497 The Day of Wrath (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Day of Wrath. Illustration from His Glorious Appearing - an Exposition of Matthew)

Tam O'Shanter chases by a witch Illustration of the poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796), a Scottish poet
NWI4927475 Tam O'Shanter chases by a witch Illustration of the poem by Robert Burns (1759-1796), a Scottish poet. Colour engraving after a painting by John Faed illustration; (add.info)

Hundred years war: " King Edward III of England vows that he will make peace
ELD4872506 Hundred years war: " King Edward III of England vows that he will make peace, 1360 - After rejecting offers for peace during the Hundred Years War a great thunderstorm frightened

Killed while picking flowers - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950690 Killed while picking flowers - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

Lightning, Limber, Lime-kiln, Linchpin, Linnet, Lion, Lizard, Llama, Lobster, Locket, Locksmith, Log-house (engraving)
8650059 Lightning, Limber, Lime-kiln, Linchpin, Linnet, Lion, Lizard, Llama, Lobster, Locket, Locksmith, Log-house (engraving) by German School

A Daughter of Helvius, a Roman Knight, killed by Lightning (engraving)
8658580 A Daughter of Helvius, a Roman Knight, killed by Lightning (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Daughter of Helvius, a Roman Knight)

Zeus warring against the Giants (engraving)
8664113 Zeus warring against the Giants (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeus warring against the Giants)

Engraving depicting the Roman God Saturn (Greek Cronus), who devoured all his children save Neptune
5309150 Engraving depicting the Roman God Saturn (Greek Cronus), who devoured all his children save Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter who deposed him; (add.info)

Professor Georges Guillaume Richmann (1711-1753) died in his workshop following an experiment with an electrometer
ELD4950986 Professor Georges Guillaume Richmann (1711-1753) died in his workshop following an experiment with an electrometer

Engraving depicting Jupiter (or Jove) the supreme Roman God (Zeus of the Greeks)
5309149 Engraving depicting Jupiter (or Jove) the supreme Roman God (Zeus of the Greeks), son of Saturn (Greek Cronus) who he is dethroning; (add.info)

Victims of the SS Central America, after the hurricane, survivors on a raft, 1857 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4963920 Victims of the SS Central America, after the hurricane, survivors on a raft, 1857 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Victims of the SS Central America, wrecked in a hurricane

Thor, son of Woden or Odin. God of thunder in the Scandinavian pantheon, shown wielding his hammer
530761 Thor, son of Woden or Odin. God of thunder in the Scandinavian pantheon, shown wielding his hammer, symbolising thunder and lightning, as he reconstructed the globe

The Wreck, from 'The Tempest', 1908 (w/c, gouache & pencil) 88;in copyright until 2024; scene from 'The
CH378624 The Wreck, from 'The Tempest', 1908 (w/c, gouache & pencil) 88;in copyright until 2024; scene from 'The Tempest' by william Shakespeare (1564-1616) by Dulac

Saint Barbara (Barbara), known as the Great Martyrdom, protector of miners, firefighters and architects
PCT4281796 Saint Barbara (Barbara), known as the Great Martyrdom, protector of miners, firefighters and architects, with two of the attributes of her iconography

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"Forked Lightning: A Powerful Force of Nature and Symbol of Divine Wrath" In the midst of a raging thunderstorm, forked lightning illuminates the darkened sky, casting an eerie glow upon the world below. This mesmerizing phenomenon has captivated human imagination for centuries, evoking both awe and fear. One cannot help but recall the biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah, where forked lightning was said to be unleashed as a divine punishment for their wickedness. Engraved depictions vividly portray this cataclysmic event that forever etched itself into history. The experience of Thomas Francois Dalibard on that fateful day in May 1752 further deepens our understanding. As he bravely conducted experiments with his newly invented lightning rod in Marly, witnessing firsthand its ability to harness this destructive force, humanity took its first steps towards protection against nature's wrath. Yet not all encounters with forked lightning end well. Tragically, French aviators Godard and Panis met their untimely demise when their balloon was struck over Chicago in 1891. This print serves as a haunting reminder of how even our most daring endeavors can succumb to nature's unpredictable fury. It also finds its place within artistry; it symbolizes moments of intense emotion or pivotal events throughout history. From Moses breaking the tablets of law in an illustration from the Dore Bible to dramatic scenes like "The Taking of Christ" painting from 1620-34 circa - these visual representations capture the raw power and significance associated with forked lightning. However, not all associations are rooted in destruction or turmoil. In contrast, we find solace amidst storms through beautiful works such as "Thunderstorm, " an oil-on-canvas masterpiece depicting nature's tempestuous dance across vast landscapes. Artistic expressions extend beyond mere weather phenomena too; they encompass everyday life experiences intertwined with forked lightning's symbolism.