Shani - Public domain engraving

Picture number:10419137
Credit:Science Museum/Science&Society Picture Library
Image Caption:
Engraving by Poisson published in 1782 after a painting by Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814), showing Sani, the deity representing the planet Saturn. In Hindu astrology he is a troublesome god. Illustration from Sonnerat's 'Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine, fait par ordre du roi, depuis 1774 jusqu'en 1781' ('Voyage to the East Indies and China, made by order of the king, from 1774 to 1781').
In Collection of: Science & Society Picture Library

Subject(s) > Trade & Industry > Textile Industry