Salome with the head of John the Baptist
Print
1631 (printed)
1631 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The writing along the bottom of this print is back-to-front. The print is a counter-proof, made by using a blank piece of paper to blot a freshly made print, on which the ink is still wet. In a normal print the lines are a mirror image of the ones on the printing surface used to create it. In a counter-proof the lines come out the same way round as the lines on the printing surface.
Printmakers sometimes made counter-proofs while they were still working on a printing plate, so that they could easily compare the lines on the plate with the lines in the print, and so check for any further adjustments they needed to make.
Printmakers sometimes made counter-proofs while they were still working on a printing plate, so that they could easily compare the lines on the plate with the lines in the print, and so check for any further adjustments they needed to make.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Salome with the head of John the Baptist (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Counter-proof of an etching on paper |
| Brief description | Etching, counter-proof. Willem Panneels after Peter Paul Rubens. Salome with the head of John the Baptist, 1631. |
| Physical description | 'Salome with the head of John the Baptist'. After Peter Paul Rubens. Counter-proof of an etching print on paper. |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
| Gallery label | A counter proof is a print not from the plate, but made by passing a dampened sheet of paper through a press in contact with a freshly printed impression. A counter proof shows the image the same way round as it is on the plate and therefore helps the printmaker during the progress of the work.
Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing(1983) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The writing along the bottom of this print is back-to-front. The print is a counter-proof, made by using a blank piece of paper to blot a freshly made print, on which the ink is still wet. In a normal print the lines are a mirror image of the ones on the printing surface used to create it. In a counter-proof the lines come out the same way round as the lines on the printing surface. Printmakers sometimes made counter-proofs while they were still working on a printing plate, so that they could easily compare the lines on the plate with the lines in the print, and so check for any further adjustments they needed to make. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Lambert, Susan. Prints : Art and Techniques. London : V&A Publications, 2001. p 7. : ill. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.760-1982 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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