Keywords: John George Brown the Transit of Venus.jpg Artwork Creator John George Brown Depicts children in New York Citysharing a piece of smoked glass to follow the transit of Venus across the Sun in 1882 1883 oil canvas cardboard cm 76 8 63 5 accession number object history Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc New York 25-29 January 1972 lot 84; - Dr John J McDonough Collection Youngstown Ohio acquired from the above; - Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc New York 22 March 1978 lot 24; - Private collection credit line 'J G Brown N A /1883 ' ~ lower right signature and date 2010 09 01 thumb left 100px Engraving version as published by Harper's Weekly PD-old-auto 1913 Paintings of New York City Paintings of children 1883 paintings 1882 in New York City 1882 Transit of Venus John George Brown 19th-century childhood in painting |