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Black-and-white etching of an angel presenting a globe to bearded scholars in robes gathered around it, with a child figure at right.

An archangel revealing the physical nature of the universe to a group of natural philosophers and mathematicians. Etching by James Barry, 1795, after his painting.

A black-and-white etching of an winged angel in drapery leaning over a large globe, presenting it to a group of men gathered around it. In the foreground, a seated bearded old man in a toga reads a scroll, while a hooded elderly figure bends over a sheet of paper beside a cloaked man with long hair. Engraved text runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
James Barry
Date
1 May 1795
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2634 × 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: Ángel revelando el universo a filósofos y matemáticos, según James Barry

Un grabado en blanco y negro de un ángel alado con amplios ropajes que se inclina sobre un gran globo y lo presenta a un grupo de hombres reunidos a su alrededor. En primer plano, un anciano barbudo sentado con túnica lee un pergamino, mientras una figura encapuchada se inclina sobre un papel junto a un hombre de cabello largo.

Português: Anjo revelando o universo a filósofos e matemáticos, segundo James Barry

Uma gravura em preto e branco de um anjo alado, com vestes drapeadas, inclinado sobre um grande globo que apresenta a um grupo de homens reunidos ao redor. Em primeiro plano, um velho barbudo sentado, com toga, lê um pergaminho, enquanto uma figura encapuzada se curva sobre uma folha ao lado de um homem de cabelos longos.

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