Phases of Venus Antique Color Lithograph from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy antique needlework with the blues of his

with the blues of his eyes cast in one direction while the knees of his terrific long red legs point in the other

Based on similar examples I have seen

in them hopes of knocking them all down

I have not touched the brass on this piece but think it would shine up some if desired

I purchased it from the estate sale of a woman who had a phenomenal collection of textiles from around the world

Phases of Venus Antique Color Lithograph from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy antique needlework with the blues of hisI've been stalking antique prints book pages documenting astronomical phenomenon of late, which I find super beautiful. This one portrays the phases of Venus as observed between 1833 and 1836 by astronomists Wilhelm Wolff Beer (Prussian) and Johann Heinrich Mdler (German). It is an antique book page from a volume of Zeitschrift fr populre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy) published by Lith Anst, Graz, c. 1868. Some light staining to the paper