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Hand-coloured lithograph of an armoured woman with a Union Jack shield, a seated woman by a Reform banner, fire, a ship, soldiers, and a funeral inset.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an earthquake, beggars at a rich man's door, a funeral, and a shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, [c.1852?].

A hand-coloured lithographic caricature shows an armoured female figure with a Union Jack shield at centre, while a seated woman in green gestures beside a "Reform" banner. Around them, fire, a sinking ship, soldiers, and a funeral procession in an inset create a crowded, apocalyptic scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1841
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2846 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1841.
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: escenas apocalípticas con pancarta de "Reform"

Una caricatura litográfica coloreada a mano muestra una figura femenina con armadura y un escudo con la Union Jack en el centro, mientras una mujer sentada de verde señala junto a una pancarta que dice "Reform". Alrededor, hay fuego, un barco hundiéndose, soldados y una procesión fúnebre en un recuadro, que crean una escena abarrotada y apocalíptica.

Português: Litografia colorida à mão: cenas apocalípticas com faixa "Reform"

Uma caricatura litográfica colorida à mão mostra uma figura feminina armada com um escudo da Union Jack no centro, enquanto uma mulher sentada de verde faz um gesto ao lado de uma faixa com a palavra "Reform". Ao redor, há fogo, um navio afundando, soldados e uma procissão fúnebre em um detalhe, criando uma cena lotada e apocalíptica.

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