Henrique Alvim Corrêa's Martians Confront Observers, War of the Worlds 1906

Almost certainly from Henrique Alvim Corrêa's landmark 1906 Belgian edition of H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds,' this finely rendered engraving depicts human observers — possibly journalists or soldiers — watching from a sheltered vantage point as towering Martian tripods and jellyfish-like alien forms loom across a flooded or mist-laden landscape. Corrêa's style is defined by dense crosshatching, atmospheric dread, and cinematically composed scenes that remain the most celebrated visual interpretation of Wells' invasion classic.