| Description |
x, 185 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Catalog of an exhibition of prints organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2003-Feb. 16, 2004, in part from its own collection. |
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"In association with Lund Humphries." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-179) and index. |
| Summary |
"An indispensable addition to the literature, this informative publication is not only one of very few books available in English on the subject, but it also reproduces for the first time all the featured prints in full colour. Authors examine the history, marketing, and collecting of these prints, as well as the tools, techniques, and papers used in making them."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Color printmaking before 1730 -- An exact imitation acquired at little expense -- Ink and inspiration: the craft of color printing -- A collector's perspective -- Catalogue -- Paper used in the prints: watermarks and observations. |
| Subject |
National Gallery of Art (U.S.) -- Exhibitions.
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Color prints, French -- 18th century -- Exhibitions.
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Prints -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions.
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National Gallery of Art (U.S.) (OCoLC)fst00532733
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Color prints, French. (OCoLC)fst00868635
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Prints. (OCoLC)fst01076812
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Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Grasselli, Margaret Morgan, 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: National Gallery of Art (U.S.). Colorful impressions. Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art, ©2003 (OCoLC)606990098 |
| ISBN |
0853318921 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780853318927 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0894683098 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780894683091 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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