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Hand-coloured stipple engraving of three allegorical women: two seated studying a plan, one standing holding an armillary sphere under a starry sky.

Architecture and Astronomy, allegorical stipple engraving

Three allegorical women in a starry interior: two seated at left study a large architectural plan on a table, while a standing figure at right holds a celestial armillary sphere and gazes upward. A column, a globe, and scattered compass tools frame the scene in hand-coloured stipple engraving.

Artist
Richard Corbould
Date
22 October 1803
Medium
Allegorical prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2826 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
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

The Zodiac and the StarsVirtues and Allegoriesstipple engravinghand-colored printneoclassicalastronomyallegorical printarchitecturearmillary spherecaduceusstarry sky1803 printcelestial

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