Portrait of the Duke of Norfolk by Holbein - original photogravure reprod., 1896

Description

Portrait of the Duke of Norfolk
by Holbein
photogravure reproduction of the painting at Windsor Castle.
Published  by Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich 1896. Size at impression mark: mm 300 x 230. Large edges, on heavy paper.
In excellent conditions.
Photogravure registers a wide variety of tones, through the transfer of etching ink from an etched copper plate to special dampened paper run through an etching press. The unique tonal range comes from photogravure's variable depth of etch, that is, the shadows are etched many times deeper than the highlights. Unlike half-tone processes which merely vary the size of dots, the actual quantity and depth of ink wells are varied in a photogravure plate and are often blended into a smooth tone by the printing process. Photogravure practitioners such as Peter Henry Emerson and others brought the art to a high standard in the late 19th century. (Wikipedia)
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