The great comet of 1881 by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot

Night scene of a domed observatory with a bright comet and long tail streaking across the dark sky.

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The great comet of 1881, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1881-1882), The New York Public Library. Via artnap.com

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A nocturnal scene shows a domed observatory building silhouetted at left beneath a dark sky, with a bright comet and long streaming tail arcing across the upper right. Trees and a faint horizon line the dark foreground. This print, The great comet of 1881 by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, is dated 1881-1882.

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1881-1882

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The New York Public Library

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