An eclipse lately discoverd in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers / [graphic]

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Title: An eclipse lately discoverd in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Eclipse lately discovered in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers
Creator: Phillips, John, active 1825-1831, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: 1829.
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Pub. by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Abstract: "The irradiated head of George IV in profile to the left, is almost covered by the darkly shaded head of Wellington, which is almost full-face, but glaring to the right with fierce yet apprehensive melancholy. From this darkened mask slants down and to the right a broadening shadow which passes across a terrestrial globe at the base of the design, covering an island inscribed 'England', but leaving 'Ireland' (right) unobscured. The rays from the King's head, only a few of which are covered by the shadow, extend to the margins and illuminate the edge of a border of dark cloud."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
"A. Sharpshooter" is the pseudonym of John Phillips; see British Museum catalogue.
Approximate month of publication from the British Museum catalogue: June 1829.
Provenance: Andrew Edmunds; November 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 34.9 x 25 cm, on sheet 39.3 x 29 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English