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Hand-coloured stipple engraving of three allegorical women: two seated studying a plan, one standing holding an armillary sphere under a starry sky.

Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould.

Three allegorical women in a starry interior: two seated at left study a large architectural plan on a table, while a standing figure at right holds a celestial armillary sphere and gazes upward. A column, a globe, and scattered compass tools frame the scene in hand-coloured stipple engraving.

Artist
Richard Corbould
Date
22 October 1803
Medium
Allegorical prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2826 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
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: Arquitectura y astronomía, grabado alegórico a la punta seca

Tres mujeres alegóricas en un interior estrellado: dos sentadas a la izquierda estudian un gran plano arquitectónico sobre una mesa, mientras una figura de pie a la derecha sostiene una esfera armilar y mira hacia arriba. Una columna, un globo y instrumentos de medición enmarcan la escena en un grabado coloreado a mano.

Português: Arquitetura e Astronomia, gravura alegórica pontilhada

Três mulheres alegóricas em um interior estrelado: duas sentadas à esquerda estudam uma grande planta arquitetônica sobre uma mesa, enquanto uma figura em pé à direita segura uma esfera armilar e olha para cima. Uma coluna, um globo e instrumentos de medição emolduram a cena em gravura colorida à mão.

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