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Ulysses deriding Polyphemus

Print
1856 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleUlysses deriding Polyphemus (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Lithograph entitled 'Ulysses deriding Polyphemus' (published by Rowney and Co.), engraved by J. C. Ogle, after a drawing by J. M. W. Turner. Great Britain, 1856.
Physical description
Colour lithograph on paper depicting Ulysses deriding the cyclops Polyphemus
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.5cm
  • Width: 68cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Bequeathed by Horace Mummery
Subjects depicted
Summary
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.
Other number
R860 - Rawlinson number (Mummery Bequest)
Collection
Accession number
E.5446-1946

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Record createdDecember 10, 2002
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