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Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
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Practical Hints on Decorative Printing
J. Martin (active around 1822)
After: John Varley (English, 1778–1842)
Author: William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
After: John Varley (English, 1778–1842)
Author: William Savage (English, 1770 – 1843)
English
1822
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.7 × 38 cm (10 1/2 × 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK67
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionWilliam Savage described this image as follows:
"It was intended, in this design, to give an imitation of a drawing in Indian Ink, to which it was thought the mode of printing was applicable.
It was printed with black ink, the lighter shades diluted with varnish.
The lightest tints in the sky and other parts, were printed first, and gradually advanced to the greatest depths, which are black printing ink, without being reduced.
There are nine blocks."
[page 109]
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 MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
"It was intended, in this design, to give an imitation of a drawing in Indian Ink, to which it was thought the mode of printing was applicable.
It was printed with black ink, the lighter shades diluted with varnish.
The lightest tints in the sky and other parts, were printed first, and gradually advanced to the greatest depths, which are black printing ink, without being reduced.
There are nine blocks."
[page 109]
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 MFA has numerous additional images from Practical Hints, as well as a large-paper copy of the book itself (accession number 37.2269).
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA.
NOTE: Koehler was the first print curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. The gift of Mr. 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. The gift of Mr. Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.