Title: Large Antique Bird Eagle Art Work On Paper Print Metal Etching
Shipping: $39.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 18th Century
History: N/A
Origin: N/A
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1797
Item ID: 4857
Eagle Art Print - Dal Naturale L'anno 1797 - Up for sale is this beautiful Old hand Made metal etching eagle on antique paper. The art work is very large. As much as I can determine the age is around 1797 or soon after. The paper has a nice patina and the print has old water spots in places. This large eagle would be a "Unbelievable" and great decoration piece within someone's home. We have posted several rare and unusual pieces on the website gallery. **We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering the most unique collectibles. One of our missions is to carefully point out only the most interesting art and collectibles we can find in the world today. We are art advisers, consultants, publishers and connoisseurs of spectacular art and collectible stories. Our job is to be intermediaries and provide a safe environment between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's exceptional art and share it with everyone.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process—in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used on other types of material). As an intaglio method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains widely used today.
In pure etching, a metal (usually copper, zinc or steel) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where he wants a line to appear in the finished piece, so exposing the bare metal. The échoppe, a tool with a slanted oval section, is also used for "swelling" lines. The plate is then dipped in a bath of acid, technically called the mordant (French for "biting") or etchant, or has acid washed over it. The acid "bites" into the metal, where it is exposed, leaving behind lines sunk into the plate. The remaining ground is then cleaned off the plate. The plate is inked all over, and then the ink wiped off the surface, leaving only the ink in the etched lines.
The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a sheet of paper (often moistened to soften it). The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, making a print. The process can be repeated many times; typically several hundred impressions (copies) could be printed before the plate shows much sign of wear. The work on the plate can also be added to by repeating the whole process; this creates an etching which exists in more than one state.
