Adolphe Martial Potémont

Letter on the Elements of Etching

Maker

Adolphe Martial Potémont (French, 1828-1883)
Beillet et Forestier, printer
A. Cadart &amp

Title

Letter on the Elements of Etching

Year

1864

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 27.5 x 18.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.797

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Altered States
Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
Jun 30, 2017 – Dec 03, 2017

Label copy

This series provided instruction on etching in the form of an open letter from “an experienced etcher” to a beginner. Throughout, Potémont described where to purchase tools and materials, and how to prepare and print a plate. His text was supplemented by technical illustrations and marginal images that demonstrated their visual effects. The artist emphasized the freedom offered by etching, describing it as “draw[ing] . . . just as you would with a pen on paper.”

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Adolphe Martial Potémont (French, 1828-1883)
Beillet et Forestier, printer
A. Cadart & Luquet (French), publisher
Letter on the Elements of Etching, 1864
Etchings on beige-colored, slightly textured laid paper
Image: 27.5 x 18.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/16 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.797

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