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L'Art de la lithographie, ou instruction pratique...précédée d'une histoire de la lithographie
Alois Senefelder (German, 1771–1834)
Lithograph(s) by: Nicholas Henri Jacob (French, 1782–1871)
Lithograph(s) by: Clemens Senefelder (German, 1788–1833)
Lithograph(s) by: Anton Falger (German, 1791–after 1855)
Publisher: Treuttel et Würtz
Lithograph(s) by: Nicholas Henri Jacob (French, 1782–1871)
Lithograph(s) by: Clemens Senefelder (German, 1788–1833)
Lithograph(s) by: Anton Falger (German, 1791–after 1855)
Publisher: Treuttel et Würtz
1819
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 19 [of 21] lithographs
Dimensions
Overall (Vol. 1): 27.5 x 21.4 x 2.2 cm (10 13/16 x 8 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberKBR1238-39
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Treuttel & Würtz, 1819
Catalogue Raisonné
Twyman, Lithography 1800-1850, p. 261; Ray, French Illustrated Book, 97
Description(Paris: Treuttel et Würtz, 1819) Quarto, two vols.; (v. 1) [3 ff.] 262 pp., plus 1 plate; (v. 2) 18 [of 20] bound plates; (v. 1) contemporary blue paper wrappers (dark blue cloth box); (v. 2) contemporary blue paper wrappers (dark gray cloth box).
Samples of lithographic printing (landscapes, portraits, lettering, etc.); author portrait.
The first French edition of the first manual by the inventor of lithography, originally published in Munich in 1818. According to Twyman (Lithography 1800-1850, p. 107), the plates in the this edition were printed in Paris by Kuntz "under Senefelder's own supervision." Several are signed, by Clement Senefelder, Electrine Stunz, N. H. Jacob, and Ant. Falger. This copy lacks plates 12 & 13.
MFA owns another copy of the entire book (64.756, lacking one plate) and a copy of the plate section only (KBR711--complete).
Samples of lithographic printing (landscapes, portraits, lettering, etc.); author portrait.
The first French edition of the first manual by the inventor of lithography, originally published in Munich in 1818. According to Twyman (Lithography 1800-1850, p. 107), the plates in the this edition were printed in Paris by Kuntz "under Senefelder's own supervision." Several are signed, by Clement Senefelder, Electrine Stunz, N. H. Jacob, and Ant. Falger. This copy lacks plates 12 & 13.
MFA owns another copy of the entire book (64.756, lacking one plate) and a copy of the plate section only (KBR711--complete).
ProvenanceJune 1893, 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.