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Sepia stipple engraving of a robed woman kneeling among telescopes and a globe under a starry sky, labelled Astronomy.

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

A draped female figure kneels beside a telescope, a celestial globe, and a folded map, under a sky of small stars. The engraving is a stipple print in sepia tones, framed by a printed border with the caption "Astronomy" below.

Artist
Charles-Nicolas Cochin
Date
1 December 1795
Medium
Allegorical prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2329 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1795.
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: Astronomía: figura femenina entre instrumentos astronómicos, grabado

Una figura femenina con ropajes drapeados se arrodilla junto a un telescopio, un globo celeste y un mapa doblado, bajo un cielo de pequeñas estrellas. El grabado es una estampa de puntillismo en tonos sepia, enmarcada por un borde impreso con la leyenda "Astronomy".

Português: Astronomia: figura feminina entre instrumentos astronômicos, gravura

Uma figura feminina drapeada ajoelha-se ao lado de um telescópio, de um globo celeste e de um mapa dobrado, sob um céu de pequenas estrelas. A gravura é uma estampa pontilhada em tons sépia, emoldurada por uma borda impressa com a legenda "Astronomy".

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