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Colored lithograph of an allegorical scene with zodiac signs, a crowd of figures, a central bull, a helmeted woman with a globe, and a cornucopia.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a funeral, a flood, and a battle in Africa. Coloured lithograph, [c.1857?].

A colored lithograph in an allegorical composition: zodiac signs arc across the sky above a crowd of robed and uniformed figures, a central bull marked with a sign, and a helmeted woman with a globe at left. A cornucopia, a lion, and a riverside scene with small figures fill the lower and right edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1857
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2926 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1857.
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 Napoleón III

Litografía coloreada en una composición alegórica: signos del zodíaco recorren el cielo sobre una multitud de figuras con túnicas y uniformes, un toro central marcado con un signo y una mujer con casco y globo a la izquierda. Una cornucopia, un león y una escena junto al río con pequeñas figuras llenan los bordes inferior y derecho.

Português: Astronomia: cenas apocalípticas, incluindo Napoleão III

Litografia colorida em composição alegórica: signos do zodíaco atravessam o céu acima de uma multidão de figuras com mantos e fardas, um touro central marcado com um signo e uma mulher de elmo com um globo à esquerda. Uma cornucópia, um leão e uma cena à beira do rio com pequenas figuras preenchem as bordas inferior e direita.

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