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[Engravings and photogenic drawing in The mechanic and chemist] Page no. 121, fig. nos. 1 and 2

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[Engravings and photogenic drawing in The mechanic and chemist]

[Engravings and photogenic drawing in The mechanic and chemist] Page no. 121, fig. nos. 1 and 2

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Title Statement	[Engravings and photogenic drawing in The mechanic and chemist]
Subject	Photomechanical processes
Format (Extent)	3 photomechanical prints : engravings, photogenic drawing ; 22 x 13 cm
Description	"...three of the earliest attempts at illustrating the principles and results of the photographic process. The [wood engraving] negative-positive example of April 13, is the first pictorial example of the concept. The facsimile of the photogenic drawing [of insect wings, May 18] is the second published after THE MIRROR. The example of "Photogenic Printing" [May 25] is the first published example from a cliché verre created on glass and printed directly on the block."--Hanson collection catalog, p. 6
Imprint	London : G. Berger, 1839
Contributors	Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Note	In: The mechanic and chemist, a magazine of the arts and sciences. London : G. Berger, 1839. v. 4 -- The May 25 example is a facsimile (engraving) of a photogenic impression taken from an etching on glass -- Title supplied by cataloger
Hanson Catalog Number	D.A.H.Cat., 1839:1
Call Number	N1 M428
Repository	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library 225 South Street, Williamstown, Mass., 01267
Collection	Forms part of the David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction
Language	eng
Date	1839
Country	enk
Genre/Form	Photogenic drawings Wood engravings

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Title Statement	[Engravings and photogenic drawing in The mechanic and chemist] Page no. 121, fig. nos. 1 and 2
Additional Title	Pictures formed by the action of light / Q.E.D.
Subject	Photomechanical processes
Format (Extent)	1 photomechanical print ; 22 x 13 cm
Description	"...three of the earliest attempts at illustrating the principles and results of the photographic process. The [wood engraving] negative-positive example of April 13, is the first pictorial example of the concept. The facsimile of the photogenic drawing [of insect wings, May 18] is the second published after THE MIRROR. The example of "Photogenic Printing" [May 25] is the first published example from a cliché verre created on glass and printed directly on the block."--Hanson collection catalog, p. 6
Imprint	London : G. Berger, 1839
Contributors	Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Note	In: The mechanic and chemist, a magazine of the arts and sciences. London : G. Berger, 1839. v. 4 -- The May 25 example is a facsimile (engraving) of a photogenic impression taken from an etching on glass -- Title supplied by cataloger
Hanson Catalog Number	D.A.H.Cat., 1839:1
Call Number	N1 M428
Repository	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library 225 South Street, Williamstown, Mass., 01267
Collection	Forms part of the David A. Hanson Collection of the History of Photomechanical Reproduction
Language	eng
Date	1839
Country	enk

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