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Hand-coloured lithograph of apocalyptic scenes: an armoured rider, a lion, a bearded man with a staff, crowds and a biblical inscription under an angel.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including rural deprivation, a mob by the Palace of Westminster [?], a mob being addressed by an orator in the City of London, and a paddle-steamer on the Nile. Coloured lithograph, [c.1844?].

A hand-coloured lithograph crowded with vignettes: a rider in armour on a rearing horse, a large lion attacking a figure, a bearded man with a staff, and a robed figure at the base. A stone tablet bears a biblical inscription beneath a winged angel, with crowds and a river scene at the edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1841
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2896 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1841.
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 un león, un jinete y una multitud, litografía

Una litografía coloreada a mano llena de viñetas: un jinete con armadura sobre un caballo encabritado, un gran león atacando a una figura, un hombre barbudo con un bastón y una figura con túnica en la base. Una tabla de piedra muestra una inscripción bíblica bajo un ángel alado, con multitudes y un río en los bordes.

Português: Cenas apocalípticas com leão, cavaleiro e multidão, litografia

Uma litografia colorida à mão repleta de vinhetas: um cavaleiro armado sobre um cavalo empinado, um grande leão atacando uma figura, um homem barbudo com cajado e uma figura de manto na base. Uma tábua de pedra traz uma inscrição bíblica sob um anjo alado, com multidões e um rio nas bordas.

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