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Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre, et la rue de Rivoli, vue prise du Jardin des Tuileries (nord-ouest) / dessiné par Ch. Fichot ; lith. par Noury.

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No. 5 handwritten at bottom of print

Plate from Souvenirs de Paris et de ses environs. Monuments et sites les plus remarquables, dessinés d'après nature et lithographiées [sic]... par Fichot. Paris: Lemière, ca. 1850.

The invention of lithography at the turn of the 19th century opened a new world for bird illustrators. It brought many advantages to the artist — ease of use, a softness of line, and a new freedom to effect bold designs with a wide range of light and dark tones. Most of the fine ornithology books of the 19th century were prepared in folio format with hand-colored lithographic plates. The lithographic process is one of flat surface printing from a design drawn on stone. It is based on the principle of the resistance of grease to water. There are no raised or cut portions, as there are in engraving and etching. The image is drawn with greasy ink or chalk on a smooth stone, and the rest of the stone is treated with gum arabic and nitric acid. The gum retains the lines of the greasy design, which repels the water used in printing. Special paper and ink, as well as a special press, are needed to produce the prints. First used for bird illustration in 1820, lithography was widely adopted by the best artists of the century. The technique was popular because the artist could draw his own illustration directly on the lithographic stone. Prints could be made from the drawing with no intermediary such as an engraver. Accurately reproduced and then colored by hand, the resulting illustrations gave the impression of original watercolor paintings.

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tuileries palace paris france louvre paris france paris france seine river france bird eye view prints lithographs hand colored french montparnasse paris france paris moderne paris moderne les tuileries les tuileries louvre rue prise jardin prise du jardin des tuileries nord ouest dessine par fichot noury par noury 1850 french revolution of 1789 view 19th century popular graphic arts charles fichot dessine par ch ultra high resolution high resolution prints library of congress
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01/01/1850
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Fichot, Charles, 1817-1903, artist
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American Hand-Colored Lithographs
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Montparnasse (Paris, France) ,  48.84306, 2.32139
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