Jan Veth The writer Alberdingk Thijm 1893 lithograph British Museum |
The British Museum owns about 25,000 lithographs made in the 19th century. At present, about 16,000 of these have been digitized and can be viewed remotely. The originals live inside folders inside boxes inside vaults. Only a few are occasionally displayed in public spaces. But even their digital shadows (as here) repay whatever scrutiny they receive.
Georges Bellenger Portrait of Alexandre Cabanel 1864 lithograph British Museum |
John Singer Sargent Portrait of Beatrice Stewart late 19th-early 20th century lithograph British Museum |
Louis Haghe Thomas Harper with Trumpet 1820s lithograph British Museum |
Matthew Ridley Corbet Figure study 1895 lithograph British Museum |
Charles Joseph Hullmandel From a Greek vase 1829 lithograph British Museum |
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec May Belfort 1895 lithograph British Museum |
Maurice Denis On the pale silver couch 1898 lithograph British Museum |
Anonymous French print-maker Une Queue 1842 lithograph British Museum |
Charles Hazelwood Shannon Biondina 1894 lithograph British Museum |
Auguste Paul Charles Anastasi after Francisque Jean Schaeffer-Berger Body of water in a park before 1869 lithograph British Museum |
Auguste Paul Charles Anastasi after Théodore Rousseau A forge among trees 1847 lithograph British Museum |
Auguste Paul Charles Anastasi after Constant Troyon The return of the flock before 1869 lithograph British Museum |
Auguste Paul Charles Anastasi after Charles Leroux River landscape lithograph before 1869 British Museum |
I am grateful to the British Museum for making these images available.