Partial solar eclipse by John Adams Whipple, Harvard College Observatory, 1852
Jasper Johns, at the Art Institute, Chicago
I took this when I still used my FM2
Beatrice S. Levy, Song of Summer, 1914. Color etching on cream
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Nevil Maskelyne, First filmed eclipse. 1900
Solar eclipse filmed on 28 May, 1900 by a famous magician, Nevil Maskelyne , while on an expedition by The British Astronomical Association to North Carolina. In 1898 he travelled to India to photograph an eclipse. He succeeded but the film can was stolen
The trend of miniature eye portraits being used as tokens of love originated in 1785 with the secret marriage between Prince George of Wales and Maria Anne Fitzherbert. They allowed secret lovers to send a memento in which the owner of the eye was recognizable only to the recipient.
“Portrait of a Woman’s Right Eye,” around 1800, England. "Portrait of a Right Eye,“ around 1800, England. ”Portrait of Sarah Best’s Right Eye,“ around 1800–10, England. ”Portrait of a Left Eye,“ around 1800, England. ”Portrait of a Right Eye,“ around 1800–10, England. ”Portrait of a Left Eye,“ around 1800, England.
