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Monochrome lithograph of an armoured figure holding an astrological chart beside a tombstone, with soldiers, a crowd and collapsing buildings in the background.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a tombstone, an earthquake, and riotous assembly. Coloured lithograph, [c.1826?].

A monochrome lithograph arranged as a crowded landscape with a cross-topped tombstone in the foreground, a large astrological chart held by an armoured figure at right, and a winged figure with a bow above. Soldiers, fleeing townspeople and collapsing buildings fill the middle distance under a sunburst sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1826
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3229 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1826.
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 apocalípticas con una lápida, terremoto y multitud

Una litografía monocromática con un paisaje concurrido: una lápida coronada por una cruz en primer plano, una carta astrológica sostenida por una figura armada a la derecha y una figura alada con arco arriba. Soldados, personas que huyen y edificios que se derrumban llenan el fondo.

Português: Astronomia: cenas apocalípticas com lápide, terremoto e multidão

Uma litografia monocromática com uma paisagem movimentada: uma lápide com cruz em primeiro plano, uma carta astrológica segurada por uma figura armada à direita e uma figura alada com arco no alto. Soldados, pessoas em fuga e prédios desabando ocupam o fundo.

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