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Coloured lithograph of an allegorical sky scene with a horseman, a flag-draped coffin, a centaur archer, a seated figure, and an astrologer with a globe.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III on horseback with a smiling Queen Victoria, a flag-draped coffin, and a battle. Coloured lithograph, [c.1867?].

A busy coloured lithograph arranged across a sky of clouds and a dark sun, with a centaur archer and zodiac charts above. Below, Britannia with a Union flag and a lion, a draped coffin, a horseman, a sheaf of wheat, and a robed astrologer beside a globe.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1866
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2905 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1866.
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: Alegoría astrológica con Napoleón III, la reina Victoria y Britannia, litografía

Una litografía en color muy poblada, dispuesta sobre un cielo de nubes y un sol oscuro, con un centauro arquero y cartas zodiacales arriba. Abajo aparecen Britannia con una bandera de la Unión y un león, un ataúd cubierto, un jinete, una gavilla de trigo y un astrólogo con túnica junto a un globo.

Português: Alegoria astrológica com Napoleão III, rainha Vitória e Britânia, litografia

Uma litografia colorida e muito povoada, disposta sobre um céu de nuvens e um sol escuro, com um centauro arqueiro e cartas zodiacais no alto. Embaixo, Britânia com uma bandeira da União e um leão, um caixão coberto, um cavaleiro, um feixe de trigo e um astrólogo de manto ao lado de um globo.

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