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Hand-coloured lithograph with a central royal-style tableau surrounded by small scenes of battle, fire, shipwreck, and a crowd, with a bull bearing astrological symbols.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including battles, the Royal Family looking upset [?], a mob being addressed by preachers, fire, and shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, [c.1853?].

A hand-coloured lithograph arranged as a central tableau: a uniformed man and a seated woman in black gown flank a table bearing a crown and a shield, with a castle beyond. Surrounding vignettes show battles, a crowd before preachers, fire, shipwreck, and a bull marked with astrological symbols.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1853
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2920 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1853.
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 de escenas apocalípticas con figuras reales y toro zodiacal

Litografía coloreada a mano dispuesta como un cuadro central: un hombre uniformado y una mujer sentada con vestido negro flanquean una mesa con una corona y un escudo, con un castillo al fondo. Viñetas alrededor muestran batallas, una multitud ante predicadores, incendios, un naufragio y un toro con símbolos astrológicos.

Português: Litografia alegórica de cenas apocalípticas com figuras reais e touro zodiacal

Litografia colorida à mão organizada como um quadro central: um homem uniformizado e uma mulher sentada de vestido preto ladeiam uma mesa com uma coroa e um escudo, com um castelo ao fundo. Vinhetas ao redor mostram batalhas, uma multidão diante de pregadores, incêndios, um naufrágio e um touro com símbolos astrológicos.

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