Sujet

'The Comet', 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Légende

'The Comet', 1811. People are gathered at windows and on rooftops to watch a bright comet in the sky above them. Two of the men in the foreground study the comet through telescopes. The Great Comet of 1811 was one of the largest comets yet observed, and was visible from all over the globe.
Museum of London

Date

1811

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Museum

Notre référence

HRM19A83_196

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,5Mo (3,3Mo) / 32,2cm x 39,3cm / 3800 x 4645 (300dpi)

Mots clés

femmes femme personnes gens homme hommes religieux lumineux religion crainte la science fenetre type observation telescope astronomie comete église couleur Christianisme dessus de toit toit observer stupefaction dame concept phenomenes normaux 19e siècle Dix-neuvième siècle Museum of London Thomas Rowlandson Rowlandson Thomas