Cleveland Museum of Art

Book of Lithograph Trials using different means of Drawing such as Crayon, Pen, Brush, and Wash: A Landscape

Date

c. 1816

Medium

lithograph printed in black and ochre

Culture

France, 19th century

Department

Prints

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

In 1816 Engelmann founded one of the first lithographic workshops in France. This book was published to exemplify the versatility of lithography, probably as an attempt to interest artists in the medium. While A Landscape demonstrates the use of a tone plate—here printed in ochre—to realize a colored background, other pages illustrate how lithography can imitate wood engraving or be used to draw a detailed map.

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