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Engraving of a veiled robed woman pointing upward beside an armillary sphere, inside a decorative border, with the word ASTRONOMY below.

Astronomy: a woman personifying astronomy with an armillary sphere

An engraved allegorical figure of a robed woman with a veil, pointing upward while resting her hand on an armillary sphere. She stands in a central oval frame decorated with foliage, flanked by swags and the word ASTRONOMY inscribed below on a plain paper ground.

Artist
Ralph Willett
Date
[1785]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2599 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1785.
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

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