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Printing of Engraved Copperplates

By Chalcographie du Louvre

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
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About this lesson

The Louvre's own engraving workshop explains its six-stage process for printing engraved copperplates: heated-table inking with a leather pad, tarlatan wiping, the traditional hand-palm 'paumage' final wipe, damp-paper printing under a cylinder press, 48-hour drying, and certification stamping.