An Essay on the Invention of Engraving and Printing in Chiaro Oscuro, as Practised by Albert Durer, Hugo di Carpi &c. and the Application of it to the Making of Paper Hangings of Taste, Duration, and Elegance
1754
John Baptist Jackson
Artist, British, 1701 - 1780
Artwork overview
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Medium
illustrated book with 7 color woodcuts
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
page size: 27.94 x 22.23 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2002.157.22
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Catalogue Raisonné
Kainen 1962, nos. 51-53; 55-58
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1962
Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962. 43-50.