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Monochrome mezzotint: a standing man looks through a telescope while a seated man writes beside a globe in an 18th-century observatory.

Astronomy: Thomas Phelps (left) and John Bartlett making astronomical observations in the observatory of the Earl of Macclesfield, Oxfordshire. Mezzotint by J. Watson, 1778.

A monochrome mezzotint of two 18th-century men in an observatory. A standing man in a long coat and knee breeches sights through a long telescope on a wooden stand, while a seated man in a waistcoat rests his hand on a sheet of paper beside a terrestrial globe. Dark, soft tonal shading fills the room behind them.

Artist
James Watson
Date
1778
Medium
Portrait prints Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2866 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1778.
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Español: Astronomía: dos hombres observando por un telescopio, mezzotinta de 1778

Una mezzotinta de dos hombres del siglo XVIII en un observatorio. Un hombre de pie, con abrigo largo y calzones hasta la rodilla, mira por un gran telescopio sobre un soporte de madera, mientras un hombre sentado, con chaleco, apoya la mano sobre una hoja de papel junto a un globo terrestre. Sombras oscuras llenan la habitación detrás de ellos.

Português: Astronomia: dois homens observando por um telescópio, meia-tinta de 1778

Uma meia-tinta de dois homens do século XVIII em um observatório. Um homem em pé, de casaco comprido e calções até o joelho, observa por um grande telescópio sobre um suporte de madeira, enquanto um homem sentado, de colete, apoia a mão sobre uma folha de papel ao lado de um globo terrestre. Sombras escuras preenchem o cômodo atrás deles.

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