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Coloured lithograph with a central enthroned bearded figure beside a skeleton, surrounded by small scenes of war, a shipwreck, and city streets.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including earthquake, war, and shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, [c.1833?].

A hand-coloured lithograph arranged as a central vignette of a bearded, robed figure enthroned beside a skeleton, surrounded by smaller cloud-framed scenes of war, rescue, city streets and a shipwreck. Lightning bolts cross the central red curtains above a sickbed and a writing figure.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1833
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3348 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1833.
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: terremoto, guerra y naufragio, litografía coloreada

Una litografía coloreada a mano con una viñeta central de una figura barbuda y ataviada con túnica sentada en un trono junto a un esqueleto, rodeada de escenas pequeñas enmarcadas por nubes: guerra, rescate, calles urbanas y un naufragio. Relámpagos cruzan las cortinas rojas sobre una cama de enfermo.

Português: Cenas apocalípticas: terremoto, guerra e naufrágio, litografia colorida

Uma litografia colorida à mão com uma vinheta central de uma figura barbuda, de manto, sentada num trono ao lado de um esqueleto, cercada por cenas menores emolduradas por nuvens: guerra, resgate, ruas urbanas e um naufrágio. Raios cruzam as cortinas vermelhas acima de um leito de doente.

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