Engraving and etching : a handbook for the use of students and print collectors (1907)
Lippmann, Friedrich, 1839-1903, Lehrs, Max, 1855-1938, Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 63
rently most of his engravings are mere ISRAEL VOX MrXKENEN 43 copies. For a series of cn<^ravings of the Life of theVirgin Meckencn has made use of pictures by the elderHolbein, as is proved without doubt by four of the prints.Whether Meckcnen himscll saw the pictures, which arestill preserved… … Fig. 23. The Master P. P. W.: Playing-card. worked, adding his own signature without any shame toanother mans work. Retouching, indeed, plays an im-portant part throughout Meckenens work. As soon as hisown plates began to show signs of wear by printing, hewould give them a fresh appearance by going…
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