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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: 22 × 27.7 cm (8 11/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William A. Sargent
Accession Number24.1664
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints 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).
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 3/1/1924[exact to month]