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Colourful allegorical lithograph showing a helmeted woman in armour beside a lion, a crowd before a domed building, ruins, and a bearded man drawing a red curtain.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an earthquake, a mob by St Paul's, Prince Albert [?], and the Boxer Rebellion [?]. Coloured lithograph, [c.1841?].

A hand-coloured lithograph in a dense allegorical composition: a helmeted woman in gilded armour and a white gown stands beside a lion, with a shield bearing the Union Jack at her side. At left, a bearded man in robes draws back a red curtain, while a crowd gathers before a domed building, ruins rise at right, and a star-filled circle floats above.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1841
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2837 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1841.
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: Litografía alegórica: mujer armada, león y multitud ante un edificio con cúpula

Litografía coloreada a mano con una composición alegórica muy poblada: una mujer con casco y armadura dorada, vestido blanco, se encuentra junto a un león, con un escudo que muestra la Union Jack a su lado. A la izquierda, un hombre barbado con túnica recoge una cortina roja, mientras una multitud se reúne frente a un edificio con cúpula, hay ruinas a la derecha y un círculo con estrellas flota arriba.

Português: Litografia alegórica: mulher armada, leão e multidão diante de prédio com cúpula

Litografia colorida à mão em composição alegórica densa: uma mulher de elmo e armadura dourada, com vestido branco, aparece ao lado de um leão, e um escudo com a Union Jack repousa junto a ela. À esquerda, um homem barbado de túnica puxa uma cortina vermelha, enquanto uma multidão se reúne diante de um edifício com cúpula, há ruínas à direita e um círculo estrelado flutua no alto.

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