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Hand-coloured allegorical print: a central eye in a yellow star with spectrum-coloured rays, surrounded by putti holding optical instruments and clouds.

Optics: an eye in a star with putti and spectrum colours

A stippled, hand-coloured allegorical engraving shows a large eye at the centre of a yellow eight-pointed star whose spokes fan through pastel coloured fields. Winged putti in roundels around the edge hold instruments, including a telescope, a prism and a bowl, against a cloudy sky with Hebrew lettering at top.

Artist
Ange Macquin
Date
January 1820
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3135 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1820.
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

AngelsThe Zodiac and the StarsVirtues and Allegories19th century1820s1820stipple engravingputtiallegorical printhand-colored engravingstarsopticstelescopeeyesprismcamera obscura

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