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Monochrome print of a windblown woman holding a cloth, with a fishing rod and basket of fish beside her, and French caption text below.

A fisherwoman blown by the wind; representing Pisces in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.

A woman with windblown hair and a billowing cloth stands beside a fishing rod and a wicker basket of fish, with a sea and sky behind her. The monochrome print carries the caption Ventôse and French verses beneath the scene.

Artist
Louis Lafitte
Date
[between 1800 and 1899]
Medium
Allegorical prints Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2890 × 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

Español: Pescadora al viento, Ventoso (Piscis), grabado alegórico

Una mujer de cabello revuelto por el viento y una tela ondeante está junto a una caña de pescar y una canasta de mimbre con pescados, con mar y cielo al fondo. La estampa monocromática lleva el rótulo Ventôse y versos en francés debajo de la escena.

Português: Pescadora ao vento, Ventoso (Peixes), gravura alegórica

Uma mulher de cabelo esvoaçado pelo vento e um tecido ondulante está ao lado de uma vara de pescar e um cesto de vime com peixes, com mar e céu ao fundo. A gravura monocromática traz a legenda Ventôse e versos em francês abaixo da cena.

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