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19th C. Hand Colored Botanical Print in Gilt Frame browse these categories for related items... All Items: Prints: Lithographs: Pre 1900: item #579991
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| Hand Colored Botanical Print, Circa 1869, in a decorative Gold Gilt Frame. Otophora Alata, peint d' apres nature par Madame Berthe Hoola van Nooten, a Batavia Chronolith. par G. Severeyns lith. De L' Acad. Roy. de Belgique, H: 29" W: 22.5" (incl. frame). At the same time in France, court patronage of flower painting was initiated by Marie de Medicis, bringing from Florence the tradition of providing patronage for natural history art and science. This interest and exploration of Botanical art and the science of botany were simultaneously experiencing a history of genius in the early 18th century. The 18th and first half of the 19th centuries are the Golden Age of Botanical Art. These early artists of the 18th and 19th Century have made an indelible impression on our culture and the significance of their artistic contribution will only increase over time. Lithography was invented by Alois Senefelder in Bohemia in 1798, and it was the first new printing process since the invention of relief printing in the fifteenth century. In the early days of lithography, a smooth piece of limestone was used (hence the name "lithography"—"lithos" is the ancient Greek word for stone). Within a few years of its invention, the lithographic process was used to create multi-color printed images, a process known by the middle of the 19th century as Chromolithography. A separate stone was used for each colour, and a print went through the press separately for each stone. The main challenge was of course to keep the images aligned (in register). | |||||||
