Comic Annual,  1 (1830), facing 14.

Fancy Portrait: Galileo

T H, pseud.  [Thomas Hood]

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

T H, pseud.  [Thomas Hood]

Subjects:

Astronomy, Instruments


    Depicts a rear-view of a man gazing at the sky from a balcony. He is dressed in a long robe and a turban, from underneath which a pair of telescopes protrude; the turban and telescopes together resemble a snail with protuberant antennae.



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