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Engraving of a veiled robed woman pointing upward beside an armillary sphere, inside a decorative border, with the word ASTRONOMY below.

A woman personifying astronomy. Engraving by J. Caldwall after W. Collins after R. Willett.

An engraved allegorical figure of a robed woman with a veil, pointing upward while resting her hand on an armillary sphere. She stands in a central oval frame decorated with foliage, flanked by swags and the word ASTRONOMY inscribed below on a plain paper ground.

Artist
Ralph Willett
Date
[1785]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2599 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1785.
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: mujer que personifica la astronomía con una esfera armilar

Figura alegórica grabada de una mujer con túnica y velo, que señala hacia arriba mientras apoya la mano en una esfera armilar. Está de pie en un marco ovalado central decorado con follaje, flanqueado por guirnaldas, con la palabra ASTRONOMY inscrita debajo.

Português: Astronomia: mulher personificando a astronomia com uma esfera armilar

Figura alegórica gravada de uma mulher vestida com manto e véu, apontando para cima enquanto apoia a mão em uma esfera armilar. Ela está de pé em uma moldura oval central decorada com folhagem, ladeada por festões, com a palavra ASTRONOMY gravada abaixo.

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