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Wood engraving on a magazine page of a large electrostatic generator with big spheres, rods and several figures working beside it.

Colossal electrical apparatus, Colosseum, Regent's Park, 1839

A printed page from The Mirror, dated Saturday, July 13, 1839, showing a wood engraving of a large electrostatic generator. Large dark spheres, metal rods and pulleys fill the scene, with several figures working beside the machinery under a high ceiling.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1839
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2512 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1839.
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