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Original wood engraving from 1880 (no reprint)




Sheet size approx. 24.5 x 12.5 cm - size of the stitch approx. 18.5 x 1o cm.

Printed on the back.

Wood engraving, or xylography, is a common relief printing method that began to be used towards the end of the 18th century. Century by Thomas Bewick from the woodcut was developed.
Templates of drawings, pictures or photographs are transferred to a wooden panel cut across the grain with a wooden burin instead of a knife, processed and then printed on paper. Since these wood engravings are printed directly from the wood block without any photomechanical reproduction processes, they are original graphics!
Especially in the period between 1850 and 1900 they were used in books and magazines of the 19th and 19th centuries. century illustration purposes. This also explains why wood engravings were almost always printed together with text contributions and often have text on the back. Wood engravings almost always come from print media (newspapers, illustrated magazines or books) from the 19th century. century.

Over 125 years and still in very good condition!



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    Wood engraving, or xylography, is a common relief printing method that began to be used towards the end of the 18th century. Century by Thomas Bewick from the woodcut was developed. Templates of drawings, pictures or photographs are transferred to a wooden panel cut across the grain with a wooden burin instead of a knife, processed and then printed on paper. Since these wood engravings are printed directly from the wood block without any photomechanical reproduction processes, they are original graphics! Especially in the period between 1850 and 1900 they were used in books and magazines of the 19th and 19th centuries. century illustration purposes. This also explains why wood engravings were almost always printed together with text contributions and often have text on the back. Wood eng