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'The Comet', 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

'The Comet', 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-191-809 - © London Museum/Heritage-Images

'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.

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Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3800x4645
File Size : 51,712kb

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  1. D72
  1. CLOO/5358
  1. 0330000378
  1. 1-191-809
  1. 1191809
  1. 378
  1. D72
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