DONATI'S COMET
Date1858
CountryUSA
MediumWood engraving
Dimensions14.9 × 23.5 cm (5 7/8 × 9 1/4") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 42.5 × 29.8 cm (16 3/4 × 11 3/4")
Overall (Sheet): 42.5 × 29.8 cm (16 3/4 × 11 3/4")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number958900000
DescriptionThe image is an illustration for the publication Harper's Weekly. The composition depicts a night landscape with the focal point directed towards the lower left quadrant. The focal point of the illustration is a white streak beginning in the upper center of the work and diagonally going down towards the lower left corner which resembles a comet. The lower half of the work is a body of water with small sailing boats along the water's surface. On the horizon line are trees and rock features that form a hill on the lower right support.On View
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