“The irradiated head of George IV in profile to the left, is almost covered by the darkly shaded head of Wellington, which is almost full-face, but glaring to the right with fierce yet apprehensive melancholy. From this darkened mask slants down and to the right a broadening shadow which passes across a terrestrial globe at the base of the design, covering an island inscribed ‘England’, but leaving ‘Ireland’ (right) unobscured. The rays from the King’s head, only a few of which are covered by the shadow, extend to the margins and illuminate the edge of a border of dark cloud.”–British Museum online catalogue.
- Printmaker: Phillips, John, active 1825-1831, printmaker.
- Title: An eclipse [graphic] : lately discoverd in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers / A. Sharpshooter fec.
- Publication: London : Pub. by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, 1829.
829.06.00.02+
Acquired November 2020