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Etching of a comet with a human face at left, its tail filled with crowded tiny scenes of people, buildings and carriages under a night sky.

Astronomy: an anthropomorphic comet, with a tail composed of events of 1853. Etching by G. Cruikshank.

A long etching shows a comet with a human face on its head at the left, a crescent moon and stars in the sky. Its streaming tail is crowded with tiny scenes of crowds, buildings, carriages, and figures, rendered in dense fine lines.

Artist
George Cruikshank
Date
1850-1859
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 1954 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1859.
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

Español: Cometa antropomorfo con cola de sucesos de 1853, aguafuerte de George Cruikshank

Un largo aguafuerte muestra un cometa con un rostro humano en la cabeza, a la izquierda, y una luna creciente con estrellas en el cielo. Su cola llena de trazos finos está poblada de pequeñas escenas de multitudes, edificios, carruajes y figuras.

Português: Cometa antropomórfico com cauda de acontecimentos de 1853, gravura de George Cruikshank

Uma longa gravura mostra um cometa com um rosto humano na cabeça, à esquerda, e uma lua crescente com estrelas no céu. Sua cauda cheia de traços finos está povoada por pequenas cenas de multidões, edifícios, carruagens e figuras.

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