'Venus'
Date
1845
Creator
Kenny Meadows (1790, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 90mm
width (print): 148mm
width (print): 148mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Mythological interpretation of the planet Venus, showing the Roman goddess in profile, one hand covering her breasts. The head is framed by a four-pointed natal star within a planetary or solar orb.
Vignette above a calendar of anniversaries, festivals and other events for the month of August 1846; part of a proof sheet for the annual The Illustrated London Almanack (1846). Titled ‘VENUS’, the illustration is not signed but the published annual contains an entry on the last page crediting the work to Meadows. Other engravings in the twelve-month series (of which this is a part) are initialled by the artist.
James Glaisher (1809-1903), astronomer and meteorologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1849. He acted as scientific editor of The Illustrated London Almanack and collected these proof sheets as part of his editorial duties.
Vignette above a calendar of anniversaries, festivals and other events for the month of August 1846; part of a proof sheet for the annual The Illustrated London Almanack (1846). Titled ‘VENUS’, the illustration is not signed but the published annual contains an entry on the last page crediting the work to Meadows. Other engravings in the twelve-month series (of which this is a part) are initialled by the artist.
James Glaisher (1809-1903), astronomer and meteorologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1849. He acted as scientific editor of The Illustrated London Almanack and collected these proof sheets as part of his editorial duties.