Antique Georgian Reverse Printed Nativity Glass Picture

Beautiful Glass Picture The Nativity circa 1800s ,

I have never seen The Nativity before.

This is a very good example of the relatively short-lived fashion for the 'back painted' or reverse glass colored mezzotint. The print is moistened and laid face down on a varnished sheet of glass and allowed to dry; once the paper is firmly fused with the varnish and glass, most of it is scraped away from the verso leaving a minutely thin layer of printed paper within the varnish. This is then varnished again on the verse to give a rich and distinctive translucency. Colors, usually in oil, are then added, again to verse.

They are Highly Prized today

The size is 41cm by 32cm and the condition is very good for its age with just some foxing to the edges and the glass has some very fine scratches but the picture itself is wonderful. The Frame is I original and has some overall damage.

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