The Joys of Reading
January 15, 2013 | by Sadie Stein
The anniversary of the British Museum led me to spend a few hours wandering their extensive online collections. This print, made by Marcel Jules Gingembre d’Aubépine around 1886, is called Les joies du bibliophile.
Nigel | January 16, 2013 at 5:16 pm
As a printmaker, I’m compelled to observe that this lovely print appears to be an intaglio etching, not an engraving. The difference is not merely technical; the softness of the lines and the varied tones are significant to the atmosphere of the image.
Sadie Stein | January 16, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Thank you, Nigel!