The Orrery by Joseph Wright of Derby (1768)

Mezzotint of an older man and several figures gathered around a candlelit orrery, with two children looking through its rings

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Why is this public domain? Joseph Wright of Derby died in 1797; this work is in the public domain.

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A candlelit mezzotint shows an older man in a patterned gown standing over a mechanical orrery, with two young children peering through its armillary rings. Other figures gather around the table, and a man at the left takes notes while books line a shelf at the right. This print of The Orrery by Joseph Wright of Derby is dated 1768.

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1768

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