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Hand-coloured lithograph with many small scenes: a military figure facing a helmeted woman and lion, ships at sea, an astronomer with a telescope, and crowds.

Astronomy: Napoleon III Addressing Britannia, Apocalyptic Scenes

A hand-coloured lithograph crowded with vignettes: a rider on a horse, ships in battle at sea, and a central figure in a blue and red military coat facing a helmeted woman in white beside a lion. An astronomer with a telescope and globe stands at left.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1854
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2927 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1854.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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The Zodiac and the Stars19th century1850slithographhand-colored printsatirical printlionnaval battlepolitical caricaturetelescopeapocalyptic scenenapoleon iiiastronomerbritannia

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