File:Looking for the Comet RMG D1311.jpg
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| Author |
F, G (artist) |
| Description |
English: Looking for the Comet This watercolour depicts a woman, possibly a domestic servant, stepping out of a door with candle in hand and a black cat behind her, in search of a comet. It may satirise the popular interest in astronomy stirred by the series of impressive cometary appearances of the mid 19th century, apparently reaching all levels of society. The woman's expression is nearer foreboding than wonder, perhaps suggesting that she sees comets as portents of disaster, objects that can strike the Earth or the possible cause of illness as a result of the matter carried in their tails. |
| Date | between 1830 and 1870 |
| Dimensions | Mount: 326 mm x 239 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: D175 M2204-2213, M2892, M2910. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/113899 |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: PR1984-64 Picture Department Petrel Project Number: M2208 id number: PAD9748 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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