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Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
Female Street Sweeper and Child
Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
Robert Branston, Jr. (English, 19th century)
After: William Marshall Craig (English, 1788–1828)
Author: William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
After: William Marshall Craig (English, 1788–1828)
Author: William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
English
1822
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 37.9 × 26.7 cm (14 15/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK56
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionWilliam Savage described the sequence of superposed woodblocks, of which this image is a part, as follows:
"This subject was introduced for the purpose of showing a human figure, treated as a slight drawing, and printed with three blocks.
I have given impressions from the blocks separately, and combined, to show the process of printing with a suite of blocks; and this number will show the principle as well as if there had been more.
It is printed with an ink composed of Rose Pink, Chrome Yellow, and Black. The middle tint was first printed, then the deepest, and lastly the lightest." [page 104]
Published in, and extracted from: William Savage, Practical Hints on Decorative Printing with Illustrations Engraved on Wood and Printed in Colours at the Type Press (London: Printed for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822). The present example has been extracted from a large-paper copy of the book.
The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a second set of these images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
"This subject was introduced for the purpose of showing a human figure, treated as a slight drawing, and printed with three blocks.
I have given impressions from the blocks separately, and combined, to show the process of printing with a suite of blocks; and this number will show the principle as well as if there had been more.
It is printed with an ink composed of Rose Pink, Chrome Yellow, and Black. The middle tint was first printed, then the deepest, and lastly the lightest." [page 104]
Published in, and extracted from: William Savage, Practical Hints on Decorative Printing with Illustrations Engraved on Wood and Printed in Colours at the Type Press (London: Printed for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822). The present example has been extracted from a large-paper copy of the book.
The MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, including a second set of these images, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
InscriptionsOn mat, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: 1st + 2nd block.
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; cf. Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.