Charles Messier, French astronomer, at the age of 40. A celestial globe showing a swan among stars.
Ansiaux (1729—1786) (??)
circa 1770 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
Stoyan R. et al. Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky. — Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. — P. 15.