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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive
Periodical
- Title:
- L'Illustration (Issue 53)
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Dubochet et Cie, 1844
Description
View of the wood engraving workshop at the French newspaper L’Illustration at night. Engravers are sitting around tables upon which stand large lamps surrounded by glass globes filled with water and used to diffuse light.
The caption reads in the original French: Atelier des graveurs de ‘L’Illustration’ pendant la nuit.
This illustration is also included in the article “L’Illustration, a Weekly Newspaper.”
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, black & white, night, periodical, working


