Copernicus
| Title | Copernicus |
|---|---|
| Artist | James Nasmyth Scottish, 1808-1890 |
| Date | 1867 19th century |
| Medium | Black and white chalk, graphite, touches of blue pencil, with scale in pen and brown ink, on gray wove paper with blue fibers, squared in graphite |
| Classification | chalk |
| Origin | United Kingdom United Kingdom |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Margaret Day Blake and Harold Joachim Endowments |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to 1867. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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