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Hand-coloured 1866 lithograph: helmeted Britannia with Union Jack shield and lion, a seated man at a desk marked N, a smiling crowned woman, eagle and cherubs.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a seated Napoleon III with a smiling Queen Victoria, a woman pursued by a polar bear, and a battle in Russia. Coloured lithograph, [c.1867?].

A hand-coloured lithograph of allegorical scenes centred on Britannia, with a shield bearing the Union Jack, a lion at her side and cannons below. At right a seated man at a desk marked “N” and “Foreign” faces a smiling crowned woman, while an eagle and cherubs fill the sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1866
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2928 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1866.
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: Astronomía: alegoría apocalíptica con Britannia, Napoleón III y la reina Victoria, 1866

Litografía coloreada a mano con escenas alegóricas centradas en Britannia, con un escudo con la Union Jack, un león a su lado y cañones abajo. A la derecha, un hombre sentado ante un escritorio marcado con “N” y “Foreign” mira a una mujer coronada y sonriente, mientras un águila y querubines llenan el cielo.

Português: Astronomia: alegoria apocalíptica com Britânia, Napoleão III e a rainha Vitória, 1866

Litografia colorida à mão com cenas alegóricas centradas em Britânia, com um escudo com a Union Jack, um leão ao seu lado e canhões embaixo. À direita, um homem sentado diante de uma escrivaninha marcada com “N” e “Foreign” olha para uma mulher coroada e sorridente, enquanto uma águia e querubins preenchem o céu.

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