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Engraved landscape of hills, trees and storm clouds, with a domed observatory on a distant ridge, cattle at right and two figures on a path.

Astronomy: a woman walking on a hillside near below Brightling Observatory, East Sussex. Engraving by W.B. Cooke, 1819, after J.M.W. Turner.

Engraved landscape of rolling hills under dark clouds, with a wooded valley, a distant domed observatory on a ridge, and grazing cattle at right. Two figures, one in a pale dress, walk along the grassy foreground path.

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Date
1865
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3050 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1865.
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: Observatorio de Brightling, Sussex Oriental, grabado según Turner

Paisaje grabado de colinas onduladas bajo nubes oscuras, con un valle arbolado, un observatorio con cúpula sobre una loma lejana y ganado pastando a la derecha. Dos figuras, una con vestido claro, caminan por el sendero herboso en primer plano.

Português: Observatório de Brightling, East Sussex, gravura após Turner

Paisagem gravada de colinas ondulantes sob nuvens escuras, com um vale arborizado, um observatório com cúpula em uma elevação distante e gado pastando à direita. Duas figuras, uma de vestido claro, caminham pela trilha gramada em primeiro plano.

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