A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.

  • Lafitte, Louis, 1770-1828.
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A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Paris?] : [publisher not identified] ([Paris?.] : Léon Ullman [lithographer])

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1 print : lithograph ; border 13.5 x 19.3 cm

Lettering

Pluviose. 21/22 Janvier. Le soleil est au signe du verseau. Obs. Ast. ... Lettering continues: "Sous un léger tissu s'achemine au boccage./ La nymphe au doux nectar apportant son trousseau,/ Bravant pluie et hiver, brulante eu ce bel age/ Des feux qui vont l'unir à son cher pastoreau. Lafitte del. Tresca sculp." Lettering also contains charts showing the hours of the rising and setting of the sun in six capital cities

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Wellcome Collection 26514i

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