Street in Hongkong, view of the clock tower, wood engraving 1875. this actual engraving is taken from a French magazin with unrelated text on the back. size: 9 x 6,5 inches. Please visit our other auctions!!!----------Wood engraving was developed in the 18th century from the traditional wood cut technique of taking prints from a wooden block. Like copperplate engraving, the illustration was cut into the wood with a burin. Varying widths and depths in the cut were used to convey different shades and textures. Prints made using the wood engraving technique were used to illustrate newspapers for distribution on a mass scale. In the United States Harper's Weekly?and “Frank Leslie's Newspaper?became the leading illustrated publications, in Great Britain “Illustrated London News?and “The Graphic? in Germany “UWeber Land und Meer? “Illustrirte Zeitung? “Gartenlaube?and others, in France “Monde illustre?and “Illustration? They devoted every other page to prints made from wood engravings.

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