JeremiahHorrocks.jpg
Summary
Artist |
William Richard Lavender
(1877-1915)
|
Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
|
Description |
English:
The first observed Transit of the Planet Venus predicted & observed by Jeremiah Horrocks, 24th November 1639. Portrait held in the collection of Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery Chorley and the property of Chorley Council.
|
Date |
1903
date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
|
Medium | painting |
Collection | Unknown Unknown |
Source/Photographer | http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2705523 |
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
Public Domain - Copyright expired |
Licensing
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional,
public domain
work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "
faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |