'Total Eclipse of the Sun' Matted Trouvelot PrintPlate III. Total Eclipse of the Sun. Observed July 29, 1878, at Creston, Wyoming Territory. The luminous illustration on this print is reproduced from one of tienne Lopold Trouvelot's original lithographs, a selection of which are on display at the Museum of Jurassic Technology as part of the exhibit, Scrupulous Fidelity: The Astrophysical Illustration of tienne Lopold Trouvelot. The image, which measures approximately 7 x 10 inches, is printed on