Great Eclipse of 1836, Seen Through a Cloud, Shortly Before it Reached its Greatest Obscuration

John Doyle Irish

Printer Printed by Alfred Ducôte British

Publisher Published by Thomas McLean British

1836

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Title: Great Eclipse of 1836, Seen Through a Cloud, Shortly Before it Reached its Greatest Obscuration
Artist: John Doyle (Irish, Dublin 1797–1868 London)
Printer: Printed by Alfred Ducôte (British, active 1830–40)
Publisher: Published by Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
Date: 1836
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: sheet: 11 9/16 x 16 3/8 in. (29.4 x 41.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.226
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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