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Colored lithograph of allegorical scenes: two women in center, a winged figure with a scythe, a shipwreck, a crowd, planetary symbols and a comet in the sky.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an shipwreck, a mob by St Paul's Cathedral, people dying from Cholera [?], and Hibernia pleading with Britannia [?]. Coloured lithograph, [c.1872?].

A colored lithograph of several allegorical scenes around a row of planetary and astrological symbols and a comet. Two women in flowing dresses and armor stand center, with a shipwreck, a crowd, a winged figure with a scythe, and a flying figure nearby.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1872
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3410 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1872.
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: Escenas apocalípticas con símbolos planetarios, cometa y naufragio, litografía

Una litografía coloreada con varias escenas alegóricas alrededor de una fila de símbolos planetarios y astrológicos y un cometa. Dos mujeres con vestidos fluidos y armadura están en el centro, con un naufragio, una multitud, una figura alada con guadaña y una figura voladora cerca.

Português: Cenas apocalípticas com símbolos planetários, cometa e naufrágio, litografia

Uma litografia colorida com várias cenas alegóricas em torno de uma fileira de símbolos planetários e astrológicos e de um cometa. Duas mulheres com vestidos fluidos e armadura ficam no centro, com um naufrágio, uma multidão, uma figura alada com foice e uma figura voadora por perto.

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