Caricatures, Astronomy, Comet, Les Astronomes du Pont Neuf
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"Les Astronomes du Pont Neuf" " - Oui monsieur.......toute comete est toujours suivie d'une queue......si vous ne la voyez pas bien en ce moment cela tienet uniquement a votre position........mais tot ou tard vousre-connaitrez la verite de mes paroles" Lithographie von Jaconde Gaul. Original hand coloring heightened for effects with eggwhite. Published in "Caricatures du Jour". Paris, ca. 1870. A comet appears above Paris. Scene shows people watching it . Absorbed watching a man falls victim to a pick-pocket. In the distance more people watching the comet with a telescope. Light general age toning. Minor traces of age and use in margins. 24.6 x 19.3 cm (ca. 9.7 x 7.6")
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