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Engraved interior scene: a robed man stands beside a seated woman in a long dress while another woman watches, with globes and instruments on a table.

An astrologer telling a lady's fortune. Lithograph by J. Prat after C.C. Renoux.

A dimly lit period interior with a coffered wooden ceiling, where a robed astrologer stands beside a seated woman in a full skirt and another woman stands behind her. Globes, instruments, open books and a jug crowd a carved table and cabinets in the foreground.

Artist
Renoux, Charles Caius, 1795-1846.
Date
[between 1835 and 1841?]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3485 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1851.
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: Un astrólogo leyendo la fortuna de una dama

Un interior de época con techo de madera artesonado, donde un astrólogo con túnica está de pie junto a una mujer sentada con falda amplia, y otra mujer observa detrás de ella. Globos, instrumentos, libros abiertos y una jarra llenan la mesa tallada y los muebles del primer plano.

Português: Um astrólogo lendo a sorte de uma dama

Um interior de época com teto de madeira em caixotões, onde um astrólogo de manto está de pé ao lado de uma mulher sentada com saia ampla, e outra mulher observa atrás dela. Globos, instrumentos, livros abertos e uma jarra ocupam a mesa entalhada e os móveis em primeiro plano.

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