Book of Lithograph Trials using different means of Drawing such as Crayon, Pen, Brush, and Wash: A Landscape (c. 1816): Art, History and Details

Book of Lithograph Trials using different means of Drawing such as Crayon, Pen, Brush, and Wash: A Landscape (c. 1816) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Godefroy Engelmann (French, 1788–1839).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In 1816 Engelmann founded one of the first lithographic workshops in France. This book was published to exemplify the versatility of lithography, probably as an attempt to interest artists in the medium. While A Landscape demonstrates the use of a tone plate—here printed in ochre—to realize a colored background, other pages illustrate how lithography can imitate wood engraving or be used to draw a detailed map.

Object facts

• Title: Book of Lithograph Trials using different means of Drawing such as Crayon, Pen, Brush, and Wash: A Landscape
• Date: c. 1816
• Creator attribution: Godefroy Engelmann (French, 1788–1839)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Bound Volume
• Technique: lithograph printed in black and ochre
• Dimensions: Overall: 31 x 24.2 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Border: 17.9 x 22.4 cm (7 1/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1968.253.g

Collection credit

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection

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