{"product_id":"18502-mondonville-jean-joseph-de-portrait-engraving","title":"Mondonville, Jean-Joseph de. (1711–1772) Portrait Engraving","description":"Heliogravure of the French composer after an original etching by Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715–1790), by a pioneer of this type of photogravure, Charles Amand Durand (1831–1905), ca. 1870s. Slight discoloration along left edge, tipped at edge to support, else very fine.  6.5 x 8.75 inches (16.5 x 22.2 cm.)\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"\"\u003ePhotogravure\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e is an \u003c\/span\u003eintaglio\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprintmaking\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is grained (adding a pattern to the plate) and then coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then \u003c\/span\u003eetched\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, resulting in a high quality \u003c\/span\u003eintaglio\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e plate that can reproduce detailed continuous tones of a photograph.  \u003c\/span\u003eBecause of its high quality and richness, photogravure was used for both original fine art prints\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand for photo-reproduction of works from other media such as paintings.  In France the correct term for photogravure is \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ehéliogravure\u003c\/i\u003e, while the French term \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ephotogravure\u003c\/i\u003e refers to any photo-based etching technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093684801695,"sku":"18502","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Mondonville_Portrait_18502.jpg?v=1722189681","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18502-mondonville-jean-joseph-de-portrait-engraving","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}