The architecture and decoration at the Alhambra Palace
Chromolithograph
1844-1845
1844-1845
| Artist/Maker |
Plate from book; text identifying plate and 6 lithorgraph printS in red, blue and gold depicting architectural features.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The architecture and decoration at the Alhambra Palace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | The process of chromolithography is chemical, because an image is applied to a stone or zinc plate with a grease-based crayon. (Limestone and zinc are two commonly used materials in the production of chromolithographs.) After the image is drawn onto stone, the stone is gummed with gum arabic solution and weak nitric acid, and then inked with oil-based paints and passed through a printing press along with a sheet of paper to transfer the image to the paper. Colours may be added to the print by drawing the area to receive the colour on a different stone, and printing the new colour onto the paper. Each colour in the image must be separately drawn onto a new stone or plate and applied to the paper one at a time. |
| Brief description | Owen Jones; Chromolithograph of the architecture and decoration at the Alhambra Palace, 1844-45 |
| Physical description | Plate from book; text identifying plate and 6 lithorgraph printS in red, blue and gold depicting architectural features. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 79.
80.
91.
82.
83.
84.
PLATE XLVIII
SIZE 1/2.
PUBLISHED BY OWEN JONES. LONDON, 1844. |
| Credit line | Given by Michael Whiteway |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.727-2016 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2016 |
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