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Hand-coloured lithograph: a bearded old man in a blue cloak beside a tree, with small scenes of crowds, horsemen, ships and street fighting around him.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a mob in France, Merlin and King Arthur [?], and the Boxer Rebellion [?]. Coloured lithograph, [c.1840?].

A hand-coloured lithograph divided into several scenes around a central bearded old man in a blue cloak who holds an instrument toward a sky of stars, with a zodiac-like disc at his feet. Small vignettes show a crowned couple with a child, a mounted column, armed crowds before a tricolour flag, ships on the water, and a street clash.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1840
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3024 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1840.
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: Litografía coloreada a mano con escenas apocalípticas y un astrónomo

Litografía coloreada a mano dividida en varias escenas alrededor de un anciano barbudo con capa azul que sostiene un instrumento hacia un cielo de estrellas, con un disco tipo zodiaco a sus pies. Pequeñas viñetas muestran una pareja coronada con un niño, una columna montada, multitudes armadas frente a una bandera tricolor, barcos en el agua y un enfrentamiento callejero.

Português: Litografia colorida à mão com cenas apocalípticas e um astrônomo

Litografia colorida à mão dividida em várias cenas ao redor de um homem idoso e barbudo, com capa azul, que segura um instrumento em direção a um céu de estrelas, com um disco semelhante ao zodíaco a seus pés. Pequenas vinhetas mostram um casal coroado com uma criança, uma coluna montada, multidões armadas diante de uma bandeira tricolor, navios na água e um confronto de rua.

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