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"The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles Blunt, 'Hercules',

Original 1842 aquatints with hand-colour.

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“The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe” by Charles Blunt, ‘Hercules’,

Original 1842 aquatints with hand-colour.

In the mid-19th century, Home Education had become very popular for the masses and lecturer, Charles Blunt seeing a gap in the market came up with these illustrations. Blunt who specialised in astronomy and natural philosophy, saw the need for a series of ‘accurate yet popular’ plates illustrating the known Universe.

These hand-finished aquatints prints were based on Blunt’s own drawings, depicting celestial and astrological subjects.

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Dimensions: 29cm (11½") High, 33cm (13") Wide, 2cm (0¾") Deep
Stock code: P01284 H
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Hand-coloured aquatints based on the work of Charles Blunt published by Whitehead & Ackermann. Presented in cream mount and a black frame.

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