Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a shipwreck [?], a mob being addressed by an orator in the City of London, and a volcano erupting. Coloured lithograph, c.1849.
A colorful hand-coloured lithograph crowded with allegorical scenes. A volcano erupts at the right beside labels reading War, Famine and Treason, while a seated woman with a harp and shield, skulls, and a crowned figure appear below. A scholar with a globe and books sits at left beneath the words Voice of the Stars.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1849
- Medium
- Lithographs
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3239 px
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: escenas alegóricas apocalípticas, litografía coloreada c.1849
Una litografía coloreada a mano, llena de escenas alegóricas. Un volcán en erupción aparece a la derecha junto a rótulos que dicen War, Famine y Treason, mientras abajo se ven una mujer sentada con arpa y escudo, calaveras y una figura coronada. A la izquierda, un erudito con un globo y libros se sienta bajo las palabras Voice of the Stars.
Português: Astronomia: cenas alegóricas apocalípticas, litografia colorida c.1849
Uma litografia colorida à mão, repleta de cenas alegóricas. Um vulcão em erupção aparece à direita, ao lado de rótulos com as palavras War, Famine e Treason, enquanto embaixo se veem uma mulher sentada com harpa e escudo, caveiras e uma figura coroada. À esquerda, um erudito com globo e livros está sentado sob as palavras Voice of the Stars.
