“Enjō Kihachiro fallen at the foot of a statue.” Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867
Vija Celmins. Mezzotint.
Knowing how intensive the mezzotint process is only makes these subtle images that much more amazing. Vija Celmins. Mezzotint.
“Death Among the Thistles,” 1959 Leonard Baskin, Wood engraving
William Blake, 1793
“Le Barbon,” 17th c., François Chauveau.
The Good Samaritan; also titled Abdel el-Kader secourant un chrétien (Abdel el-Kader aiding a christian). Lithograph, chine-collé. Rodolphe Bresdin, 1861. University of Kansas.
Murder weapon from a “True Crime” murder pamphlet, early 20th c. National Library of Medicine.
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1868
“Dreams No Mortal Ever Dared to Dream Before,” illustration for The Raven. Gustave Doré. 1884