An Artist Working at her Press
Print
ca.1904 (made)
ca.1904 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This print shows a printmaker at work at a roller press used for printing intaglio plates. In intaglio printing thick sticky ink was applied to the plate, which was then gradually wiped clean, leaving the ink just in the grooves which represented the image. Dampened paper was placed on top of the plate and the two were sandwiched between felts to protect them from the impact of the roller press. When they were passed through the roller, the pressure forced the paper to take up the ink from the grooves, transferring the image. It has been suggested that the artist depicted in this image is Constance Pott (1862–1957), technical and teaching assistant at the Royal College of Art between 1902 and 1924.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | An Artist Working at her Press (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint |
| Brief description | Print by Mary Anne Sloane, 'An Artist Working at her Press', etching and drypoint, Great Britain, ca.1904 |
| Physical description | Etching and drypoint depicting the artist operating a printing press |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | It has been suggested that the woman depicted is Constance Pott (b.1862) printmaker and author of Francis Bacon and His secret Society. |
| Production | A.R.E. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This print shows a printmaker at work at a roller press used for printing intaglio plates. In intaglio printing thick sticky ink was applied to the plate, which was then gradually wiped clean, leaving the ink just in the grooves which represented the image. Dampened paper was placed on top of the plate and the two were sandwiched between felts to protect them from the impact of the roller press. When they were passed through the roller, the pressure forced the paper to take up the ink from the grooves, transferring the image. It has been suggested that the artist depicted in this image is Constance Pott (1862–1957), technical and teaching assistant at the Royal College of Art between 1902 and 1924. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.318-1995 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2009 |
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