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The story behind the world’s first mass production of lIthographs
A THIRTY YEAR CHRONOLOGY OF LITHOGRAPHIC PIONEERING EVENTS link is included for purposes of tracing the progression of developments which took place after the invention of the lithograph; leading up to a time when its circulation in mass production first became evident (as highlighted in red therein).
As noted, ANTOINE BARA BLAISOT published Institut royal de France: Recueil de portraits de personnages célèbres faisant partie des quatre différentes classes académiques de l’Institut from 1820 until 1823; followed by his landmark Galerie Universelle portrait series from 1826 until 1828.
A chart which represents a collation of Blaisot’s REMAINING PORTRAIT SERIES PUBLICATIONS is provided next; thereby accounting for engravings, etchings, and additional lithographs.
A MAP OF PARIS is included which shows the close proximity of principal lithographer business operations to one another during the second and third decades of the nineteenth century. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE LA FRANCE records of the period indicate that works of Alois Senefelder and Julien Boilly also were published in the same vacinity
Lastly, FIVE DATABASE LINKS are presented which tabulate portrait images that Blaisot published.
As a further service, scans of original prints belonging to Blaisot’s Galerie Universelle Lithogaphic Portrait Series now are available for purchase directly from the TrueScans Litho Shop at a price of $50 each; whereby their copyright notifications will be removed before e-mailing such images to the customer. Such acquisitions may be used for any personal or business purposes whatsoever, except for those of resale or publication without including such copyright information.