Baron Denon instructing Mrs Cheney in the technique of polyautography
Print
ca.1811 (made)
ca.1811 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This print, showing an amateur female printmaker being instructed in lithography, situates what was at the time a new technique in a different social context from that with which it is usually associated. Little is known about the artist, Harriett Cheney, although there exist some rare etchings made by her between 1810 and about 1822. This may have been the only lithograph she made.
Lithography is a print process in which the artist draws with a greasy chalk or crayon directly onto the surface of a stone. The surface is next prepared, moistened and inked; the greasy printing ink adheres to the design, which is then printed onto a sheet of paper.
Lithography is a print process in which the artist draws with a greasy chalk or crayon directly onto the surface of a stone. The surface is next prepared, moistened and inked; the greasy printing ink adheres to the design, which is then printed onto a sheet of paper.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Baron Denon instructing Mrs Cheney in the technique of polyautography (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen lithograph |
| Brief description | Lithograph. Baron Denon instructing Mrs Cheney in the technique of polyautography, ca. 1811; British |
| Physical description | A woman seated at table with drawing implements and a lithographic stone or plate in front of her; a man stands behind and to the side, instructing her. Other furnishings and a swagged curtain behind. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The BARON DENON & Mrs CHENEY by Herself (Inscribed in ink) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This print, showing an amateur female printmaker being instructed in lithography, situates what was at the time a new technique in a different social context from that with which it is usually associated. Little is known about the artist, Harriett Cheney, although there exist some rare etchings made by her between 1810 and about 1822. This may have been the only lithograph she made. Lithography is a print process in which the artist draws with a greasy chalk or crayon directly onto the surface of a stone. The surface is next prepared, moistened and inked; the greasy printing ink adheres to the design, which is then printed onto a sheet of paper. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1768-1991 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2007 |
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