Title Page (from: Collection de Plusieurs Essais en Dessins et Graveurs, Pl. I)
Title Page (from: Collection de Plusieurs Essais en Dessins et Graveurs, Pl. I)
Artist
Alois Senefelder
German, 1771 - 1834
Date1819
DimensionsOverall (uneven due to deckle edges): 11 7/8 x 9 3/16 in. (30.2 x 23.3 cm)
Mediumlithograph
ClassificationPrints
Object number
1924.73
Not on View
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Label TextThis print pays tribute to Senefelder as the inventor of "the art of lithography" in Munich in 1796. As the inscription at the top of the image also states: lithography was 'imported" to France by Andre Offenbach in 1800, and the lithography establishments of Engelmann and Lasteyrie were founded in 1816 and 1815 respectively. This is a charming allegorical interpretation of the lithography printing process. This served as an example of lithographically transposed handwriting, as well as an excessively flowery homage to Senefelder.- Works on Paper
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