Study for "Lightning that Struck Rufo Barcliff"

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Most of our childhood memories get swept away with time. We often have to rely on the memories of others, and sometimes, the stories that everyone was talking about. Cloar may not have known Rufo Barcliff personally, but his name and story stayed with him to adulthood. The death of Rufo, who was struck by lightning while felling trees, shocked the town and was talked about for years. The lightning is the star of this drawing, as we follow its sparks to the unfortunate figure of Rufo in his last moments.