Galileo, astonished by changes in the face of the earth, from "News of the Day"
Artwork Details
- Title: Galileo, astonished by changes in the face of the earth, from "News of the Day"
- Series/Portfolio: News of the Day (Actualités)
- Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
- Subject: Galileo Galilei (Italian, Pisa 1564–1642 Arcetri outside Florence)
- Printer: Destouches (Paris)
- Publisher: Arnaud de Vresse
- Date: February 21, 1867
- Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
- Dimensions: Image: 9 5/8 × 8 7/16 in. (24.4 × 21.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 11 3/8 in. (29.2 × 28.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.12.63
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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