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Monochrome lithograph of an armoured figure holding an astrological chart beside a tombstone, with soldiers, a crowd and collapsing buildings in the background.

Astronomy: apocalyptic scenes with a tombstone, earthquake and riotous crowd

A monochrome lithograph arranged as a crowded landscape with a cross-topped tombstone in the foreground, a large astrological chart held by an armoured figure at right, and a winged figure with a bow above. Soldiers, fleeing townspeople and collapsing buildings fill the middle distance under a sunburst sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1826
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3229 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1826.
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

The Zodiac and the StarsVolcanoes, Fire and Disasters19th century1820slithographwinged figuresatirical printmonochrome printsunburstapocalyptic scenetombstoneastrology chart

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