Apocalyptic scenes: earthquake, war and shipwreck, coloured lithograph
A hand-coloured lithograph arranged as a central vignette of a bearded, robed figure enthroned beside a skeleton, surrounded by smaller cloud-framed scenes of war, rescue, city streets and a shipwreck. Lightning bolts cross the central red curtains above a sickbed and a writing figure.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1833
- Medium
- Lithographs
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3348 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1833.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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
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