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Sepia stipple engraving of a robed woman kneeling among telescopes and a globe under a starry sky, labelled Astronomy.

Astronomy: a female figure among astronomical instruments, stipple engraving

A draped female figure kneels beside a telescope, a celestial globe, and a folded map, under a sky of small stars. The engraving is a stipple print in sepia tones, framed by a printed border with the caption "Astronomy" below.

Artist
Charles-Nicolas Cochin
Date
1 December 1795
Medium
Allegorical prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2329 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1795.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Maps and Cosmos18th centurystipple engravingallegoryneoclassicalastronomyallegorical printfemale figurecelestial globetelescopescience historyastronomical instrumentsepia

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