Calendriers

1839 · 101827 — <p>Different papers different sizes but all from the Engelmann family archives.</p><p>Includes:</p><p>1839. One plate for the year sheet size 31 x 24 cm.</p><p>1840. One plate for the year sheet size 555 x 36 cm.</p><p>1841. Two plates each depicting 6 months on a sheet sheet size 32 x 49 cm.</p><p>1842. One plate for the year sheet size 49 x 325 cm.</p><p>1842. a different calendar Two plates each depicting 6 months on a sheet sheet size 32 x 49 cm.</p><p>1843. Two plates each depicting 6 months on a sheet sheet size 575 x 215 cm.</p><p>1844. Two plates each depicting 6 months on a sheet sheet size 275 x 41 cm.</p><p>1844. a different calendar Two plates each depicting 6 months on a sheet sheet size 32 x 485 cm.</p><p>1848. Two plates each depicting 6 months on a sheet sheet size 47 x 17 cm.</p><p>Fine examples of early chromolithography a technique invented in France by Godefroy Engelmann who received his patent in 1837 only three years before the present calendar was printed. The patent was given to him for printing colour lithographs from four stones using just black blue yellow and red in a version of the technique perfected by French intaglio colour printers in the eighteenth century. Engelmann who had been a leading pioneer of monochrome lithography in France was now poised for showing the way forward for commercial colour printing. The success of chromolithography depends on the immensely skilful process of separating each image into its four constituent colours. These calendars clearly show the style of this new technique.</p>