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Colored lithograph with zodiac wheel of cherubs, trumpeting angel, weeping woman by coffin, lion, cannon, and a cloaked skeletal figure beside a red curtain.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, death showing his handiwork, a weeping Britannia beside a child's [?] flag-draped coffin, a sea battle, and a land battle. Coloured lithograph, [c.1871?].

A hand-coloured lithograph arranged as a crowded allegorical panorama under a zodiac wheel of cherub heads. A winged angel sounds a trumpet at upper right, while a draped female figure weeps beside a flag-covered coffin and a grim, cloaked figure with a scythe-like staff stands at a red curtain.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1871
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2930 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1871.
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 rueda zodiacal y figuras alegóricas, 1871

Una litografía coloreada a mano, organizada como un panorama alegórico abarrotado bajo una rueda zodiacal de cabezas de querubines. Un ángel alado toca una trompeta en la esquina superior derecha, mientras una figura femenina llorosa está junto a un ataúd cubierto con una bandera.

Português: Cenas apocalípticas com roda zodiacal e figuras alegóricas, 1871

Uma litografia colorida à mão, organizada como um painel alegórico lotado sob uma roda zodiacal de cabeças de querubins. Um anjo alado toca uma trombeta no canto superior direito, enquanto uma figura feminina chorosa está ao lado de um caixão coberto por uma bandeira.

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