Comet observations. 19th-century artwork of a star-crowned muse-like female figure with a celestial globe,pointing out a comet in the heavens to other women gathered around her. A telescope and scroll are at bottom. Comets are icy bodies from the outer solar system that boil and form a bright tail of gas and dust as they approach the Sun. Titled 'The Comet' and published in 'Lady's Magazine',volume 43 (1812),this artwork is an engraving from an original drawing by British artist William Marshall Craig (1765-1834). 'Lady's Magazine' was a British fashion magazine that was published monthly in London from 1770 until 1837 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 3744 px × 4761 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |