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Circular engraving of a crowned king, a bishop and a judge beside a telescope on a cloudy moon, with attendants in armor at left.

Royalty, Episcopacy & Law: Figures on the Moon Through a Telescope

A circular engraving shows a crowned king on a throne, a mitred bishop and a robed judge seated beside a large telescope on a lunar landscape of clouds. Figures in wigs and period dress crowd the right foreground, while armored attendants stand at left.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
[between 1800 and 1899]
Medium
Engravings Caricatures
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2799 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
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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