-
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus
Turner, born 1775 - died 1851 - Enlarge image
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (printed)
- Date:
1856 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Turner, born 1775 - died 1851 (after, artist)
Ogle (lithographer) - Materials and Techniques:
Colour lithograph on paper
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Horace Mummery
- Museum number:
E.5446-1946
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case EL, shelf 146, box 2
The term lithography, which refers to a particular printing process, comes from the Greek and means literally 'drawing on stone'. To make a colour lithograph a separate printing surface is required for each colour. Full colour lithography as a way of reproducing paintings was in use from about 1820. As many as 25 different lithographic stones might be used to produce a colour lithograph of this sort. At the time of its production such intense colour in prints was rare, and regarded with suspicion. This print was sold with a free woodcut of the same image, as if to give it credibility.
