What are hand colored engravings?
A hand colored engraving is an Original Print created by cutting lines into the surface of a plate (zinc, copper or acrylic). The engraved lines are then filled with ink and the surface of the plate is wiped clean. A print is pulled from the plate by passing it through an etching press with a piece of rag paper on top.
What is an original antique print?
In an original print the matrix is made by hand, as opposed to a reproduction, which is made by a photomechanical method. Any print issued prior to 1900 is considered to be an antique print, though non-mechanically made prints published before World War II are sometimes considered to be antiques.
What is the function of color etching?
An etching tool is used to create patterns in the ink, removing the ink and allowing the crayon colors to appear.
What is a vintage reprint?
In photography, vintage prints are typically the earliest prints that the photographer makes soon after developing a negative. Vintage prints are considered original pieces of art, as it is possible to arbitrarily obtain many copies from the same negative, even by others and long after the negative was developed.
Where can I buy antique lithographs and engravings?
You have found a highly specialized antiques shop for nature related, antique prints. Our antique lithographs hand-colored engravings are sourced plates from the 17th-18th-19th centuries. Search our collections of birds, butterflies, palm trees, sea shells & ocean life.
How old are the hand colored lithographs?
Our antique lithographs hand-colored engravings are antiques. Antiques are over 100 years old. We are the American antique print dealers with exquisite collections of antique lithographs, hand-colored engravings, of Animals, Birds, Insects, Sea Life & Flowers.
What to look for in an antique print shop?
Search our collections of birds, butterflies, palm trees, sea shells & ocean life. Find framed sets, of decorative antique prints, over 100 years old. Some are ready to hang on your wall. Enjoy antiques shopping, while you learn, from a second generation, American antique prints dealer, with a world class collection of art.
How old are the lithographs at Anne Hall?
Our antique lithographs hand-colored engravings are sourced plates from the 17th-18th-19th centuries. Search our collections of birds, butterflies, palm trees, sea shells & ocean life. Find framed sets, of decorative antique prints, over 100 years old. Some are ready to hang on your wall.
