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Enjoy color and design Welcome to of 19th Century Works on Paper™. Here you will find a survey of the craftsmanship of chromolithograph printing from the 19th Century. In the images, each shade of color was printed from a separately engraved stone or wood plate, and the colors were built up in layers on the final print, to achieve a photo realistic effect. The enduring phenomenon of photo realistic chromolithography, so micro precise, is the legacy of the artisan printmakers of the 19th century.
Enjoy your search Here, at this site, you may peruse the best chromolithograph art of the 19th century. This art print technique set the standard, still not surpassed, for sublime color photo realism in printing, richer and more vibrant than the most technologically sophisticated laser prints have yet to achieve. Our mission at 19th Century Works on Paper™ is to introduce color photo realistic chromolithograph art to a wider audience.
Picture Quality Demo To visually demonstrate the remarkable quality of chromolithograph printing, simply click on the quality demo link at the top of this page.