The Birth of Lithography - Alois Senefelder in His Workshop

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The Birth of Lithography - Alois Senefelder in His Workshop

1913

Reproduction after Ernest Fuhr (American, 1874–1933) Lithography by Ketterlinus, Philadelphia Published by The Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co., New York

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Object Details

Titles:

The Birth of Lithography - Alois Senefelder in His Workshop
From a set of progressive color proofs

Date:

1913

Artists:

Reproduction after Ernest Fuhr (American, 1874–1933) Lithography by Ketterlinus, Philadelphia Published by The Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co., New York

Medium:

Photomechanical reproduction (process lithograph), printed in yellow ink

Dimensions:

Image: 10 15/16 x 8 1/4 inches (27.8 x 21 cm) Sheet: 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches (33.6 x 26.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-40439

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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