Fine Rare Prints Animals Keulemans Monkey

Information	Henry Forbes was the Director of Museums in Liverpool, England and was a renowned naturalist in the latter half of the 19th Century. His work on monkeys was scientific, yet popular and contained accurate, colorful prints. He was scathing about the century’s other well-known work about monkeys, Jardine’s. He writes that Jardine’s illustrations were "comic natural history" and "caricatures"!
Date	1894. This is an authentic antique, not a reproduction.
Source	Naturalists Library, Monkeys by Henry Forbes. The print plates are by J.G.Keulemans whose signature is seen in the lower right of most of the prints.
Print method	Chromolithograph. Chromolithography was invented in about 1830 and was the first true multi-color printing technique, previously color had to be applied by hand. A printing stone was used for each color so highly colorful prints such as these required a lot of stones and a great deal of care in aligning them. The Victorians loved this method of printing because of the rich coloring that could be achieved.
Condition	Excellent condition. The colors are fresh and bright.
Size	7½” by 4¾” (19 cm by 12 cm)
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