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 (author and artist)
Associated Names
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 Number
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.