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Wood engraving: a night crowd in a city square watches a bright comet streak over an equestrian statue on a stone pedestal.

Astronomy: a crowd in Paris observing Coggia's comet in 1874. Wood engraving by J.D. Férat, 1875.

A wood engraving of a night crowd gathered in a city square, gazing up at a bright comet with a long tail streaking across a starry sky. An equestrian statue on a tall stone pedestal stands at right, while figures, trees and a domed building frame the scene below.

Artist
Jules Férat
Date
1875
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2682 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1875.
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: Multitud en París observando el cometa de Coggia, 1874

Grabado en madera de una multitud nocturna reunida en una plaza urbana, mirando hacia un cometa brillante con una larga cola que cruza un cielo estrellado. A la derecha se alza una estatua ecuestre sobre un alto pedestal de piedra, mientras figuras, árboles y un edificio con cúpula enmarcan la escena.

Português: Multidão em Paris observando o cometa de Coggia, 1874

Gravura em madeira de uma multidão noturna reunida numa praça urbana, olhando para um cometa brilhante com longa cauda que risca um céu estrelado. À direita, uma estátua equestre ergue-se sobre um alto pedestal de pedra, enquanto figuras, árvores e um edifício com cúpula emolduram a cena.

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