Ulysses deriding Polyphemus
Print
1856 (printed)
1856 (printed)
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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
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Object type | |
Title | Ulysses 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 |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Horace Mummery |
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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 created | December 10, 2002 |
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