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The Genius of the Invention of Lithography
Nicholas Henri Jacob (French, 1782–1871)
1819
Medium/Technique
Lithograph: crayon, brush, and scraping
Dimensions
19.2 x 16.5 cm (7 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Katherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession Number1995.589
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThis allegorical plate for Senefelder's manual shows a lithograph being pulled from a carefully labelled "Bavarian stone". The sheet lists the names of various artists who were among the first to use the medium. The inking roller rests on its slab in the foreground.
ProvenanceAccession numbers assigned by V/C September 20, 1995. The Calabi Collection of Early Lithographs made before 1840.