File:Print, "Baxter" Print- Gems of the Great Exhibition of 1851, Gem No. 2, 1852 (CH 18399731).jpg

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English: Print, "Baxter" Print: Gems of the Great Exhibition of 1851, Gem No. 2, 1852   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Print, "Baxter" Print: Gems of the Great Exhibition of 1851, Gem No. 2, 1852
Description
English: Interior, The Belgian Department; statuary: "The Unhappy Child," center, "The Faithful Messenger," left; "The Lion in Love," right; arched top mounted in gold border
Date 1852
date QS:P571,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium

lithograph, with woodblock-printed oil ink

support: white wove paper laid down on white wove paper
Dimensions

11.9 x 23.6 cm (4 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.) mount: 21.9 x 32.9

Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1954-127-13-b
Credit line Gift of Whitney Hartshorne
Inscriptions Blind stamp, lower margin, center, in cartouche: PRINTED IN OIL / COLOURS / BY / G. BAXTER / INVENTORS / PATENTEE / 11 & 12 NORTHAMPTON SQUARE / THE GEMS OF THE GREAT / EXHIBITION
Notes
  • Type: Print
  • Inscribed: Handwritten note attached to separate sheet on mat: In 1835 F. Baxter took out a patent / color printing from wood Blocks to / outlines engraved on a copper key plate / giving the form / this use of woodblocks to print / color overall impressions from an / etched, engraved, or mezzotinted plate was / know long before, but Baxter applied more / color + consequently more blocks.
  • Country: United Kingdom
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