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Urania
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Urania

Bernard Picart · 1740 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Urania, the muse of astronomy, sits under a tree by a globe with the constellations and holds a pair of compasses in her hand. She is crowned with a ring of stars. After the painting that hung in the Chambre des Muses of the Hôtel Lambert. Print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineUrania. 1740. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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