Fleeing Figure Beneath a Comet-lit Sky – La Fin du Monde (Flammarion)

This illustration comes from Camille Flammarion's 1894 novel 'La Fin du Monde' (Omega: The Last Days of the World), not a Jules Verne work. It depicts a cloaked man rushing down steps as a strange luminous vessel or celestial apparition looms above, evoking the novel's apocalyptic tone as humanity confronts a comet threatening Earth. The dramatic ink-wash style reflects French fin-de-siècle scientific-romance illustration, though the specific artist remains unconfirmed.