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Engraving of two cherubs on a cloud: one holds a telescope up, the other leans on a globe, with a book and telescope nearby.

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An engraved plate shows two chubby putti on a cloud beside a globe. The standing cherub holds a telescope to his eye while the seated one leans on the globe, with a book and a telescope nearby, beneath the caption L'Astronomie.

Artist
Georg Leopold Hertel (mentioned on object)
Date
1750-1778
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2847 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1778.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: La astronomía: putti con telescopio y globo

Un grabado muestra a dos putti regordetes sobre una nube junto a un globo terráqueo. El querubín de pie sostiene un telescopio frente al ojo, mientras el sentado se apoya en el globo, con un libro y otro telescopio cerca, bajo la leyenda L'Astronomie.

Português: A astronomia: putti com telescópio e globo

Uma gravura mostra dois putti rechonchudos sobre uma nuvem, ao lado de um globo terrestre. O querubim em pé segura um telescópio junto ao olho, enquanto o sentado se apoia no globo, com um livro e outro telescópio por perto, abaixo da legenda L'Astronomie.

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