Title

'The Comet', 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Caption

'The Comet', 1811. People are gathered at windows and on rooftops to watch a bright comet in the sky above them. Two of the men in the foreground study the comet through telescopes. The Great Comet of 1811 was one of the largest comets yet observed, and was visible from all over the globe.
Museum of London

Date

1811

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A83_196

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,5Mb (3,3Mb) / 12,7in x 15,5in / 3800 x 4645 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male man men religious bright religion fear science window guy watching telescope astronomy comet church color colour Christianity rooftop roof century observing amazement lady concept natural phenomena 19th century nineteenth century Museum of London Thomas Rowlandson Rowlandson Thomas