Charting the Cosmos at Home

Rs. 399.00
Rs. 399.00
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Size Chart

IN INCH
Size No Frame Framed Frame w/ Mount Gallery Wrapped
XS 7 x 9 8 x 10 10 x 12 6 x 8
S 9 x 13 10 x 14 12 x 16 8 x 12
M 13 x 17 14 x 18 16 x 20 12 x 16
L 17 x 21 18 x 22 20 x 24 16 x 20
XL 21 x 29 22 x 30 24 x 32 20 x 28
2XL 25 x 37 26 x 38
24 x 36
3XL 30 x 39 31 x 40
29 x 38

 

IN CM
Size No Frame Framed Frame w/ Mount Gallery Wrapped
XS 17.8 × 22.9 20.3 × 25.4 25.4 × 30.5 15.2 × 20.3
S 22.9 × 33.0 25.4 × 35.6 30.5 × 40.6 20.3 × 30.5
M 33.0 × 43.2 35.6 × 45.7 40.6 × 50.8 30.5 × 40.6
L 43.2 × 53.3 45.7 × 55.9 50.8 × 61.0 40.6 × 50.8
XL 53.3 × 73.7 55.9 × 76.2 61.0 × 81.3 50.8 × 71.1
2XL 63.5 × 94.0 66.0 × 96.5
61.0 × 91.4
3XL 76.2 × 99.1 78.7 × 101.6
73.7 × 96.5

 

Size
Size
XS
Material
Material
Matte Paper
Frame
Frame
No Frame

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Charting the Cosmos at Home is a quietly profound 19th-century engraving that brings celestial inquiry into the intimacy of everyday Tamil life. Created by Marlet et Cie in 1824, this hand-colored print depicts a Brahmin astronomer seated on the ground outside his modest thatched home, carefully calculating an eclipse. Before him lie simple tools and diagrams; above him stretches an unseen sky whose movements he knows by heart.

Behind the scholar, life continues gently. His wife tends to a child within the shaded doorway, grounding the scene in domestic rhythm. This compositional balance is its quiet genius: the infinite and the intimate share the same frame. Astronomy here is not spectacle or courtly display, but lived knowledge practiced in courtyards, timed to seasons, rituals, and the human cycle of care.

Unlike many colonial depictions that isolate Indian knowledge within exotic distance, this image humanizes intellectual labor. The astronomer is not elevated above his surroundings. He belongs to them. His bare torso, sacred thread, and focused posture reflect a Tamil scholarly tradition where jyotish shastra was preserved through observation, calculation, and oral transmission rather than institutional walls.

The engraving stands as a rare visual testament to Tamil contributions to astronomy and calendrical science during the Madras Presidency era. From eclipse prediction to ritual timekeeping, such scholars shaped how communities aligned agriculture, festivals, and faith with the movement of planets.

Printed today as a museum-grade archival art print, the artwork retains the softness of its original hand coloring while offering refined clarity and longevity. Huecraft’s careful reproduction honors both the scholarly dignity and domestic warmth of the scene.

Displayed in a study, reading nook, workspace, or living room, this artwork invites reflection. It speaks to homes that value learning, patience, and the quiet coexistence of intellect and family. A reminder that knowledge, at its most enduring, is practiced close to the ground and close to life.

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