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Colored lithograph of an allegorical scene with zodiac signs, a crowd of figures, a central bull, a helmeted woman with a globe, and a cornucopia.

Astronomy: apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III

A colored lithograph in an allegorical composition: zodiac signs arc across the sky above a crowd of robed and uniformed figures, a central bull marked with a sign, and a helmeted woman with a globe at left. A cornucopia, a lion, and a riverside scene with small figures fill the lower and right edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1857
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2926 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1857.
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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