A Selection of Hexandrian Plants, belonging to the natural order of Amaryllidae and Liliacae: Tiger Lily
Medium
aquatint
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
In memory of Mrs. Hermon A. Kelley
Accession Number
1946.252
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
The late 18th century saw the development of color printing, a laborious process in which the image is built up from separate plates for each color. Applying Newton’s theory of color, a plate was prepared for each of the three primary colors (blue, yellow, and red) as well as for a darker color (usually black, to provide a unifying background tone). These plates, too, were often embellished with hand work in watercolor