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Red-toned engraving of a young woman in a cap and draped gown leaning on a table beside an armillary sphere, with trees and a tower behind her.

Pensive Young Woman with Armillary Sphere, Red-Ink Engraving

A young woman in a white cap and loose draped gown rests her head on her hand at a table, gazing downward. Beside her a metal armillary sphere stands among trees, with a distant tower on the left.

Artist
Edme Jeaurat
Date
[between 1745 and 1840] [between 1800 and 1899]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3015 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
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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