Full Moon

Warren de la Rue

National Gallery of Art

Two nearly identical black and white images of the lunar surface are encased in round openings in a rectangular, red holder. The edges of the holder are wrapped with tape or other material in a similar red color. The photographs are to either side of decorations and text in gold that create a vertical line up the center, between the photographs. Text along the top reads, “LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHS BY WARREN DE LA RUE F.R.S. Pres RAS.” An ornament like a downward pointing fleur-de-lis is printed beneath the text. An identical ornament pointing upward is placed above the bottom text which reads, “ENLARGED AND PUBLISHED BY SMITH BECK & BECK LONDON.” Each text block is enclosed by triangular shapes with inward curving sides and points that meet in the middle between the images of the moon.