Chromolithographic print printed publicly at the Palais de l’Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867.
Paris, Théodore Dupuy, 1867.
360 x 280 mm, chromolithography on heavy paper.
Exceptional proof printed publicly at the 1867 World's Fair.
“This proof in Fourteen Colors was printed publicly at the Palais de l'Exposition internationale de 1867 (Galerie des Machines. Classe 59.) on the chromo-lithographic-mechanical press of Th. Dupuy, patented inventor. Passage du Désir n°3 (Boulevard de Strasbourg n°61 bis). Paris. Other prints made on the same machine can be seen at the Palais de l'Exposition Classe 6, rue d'Alsace, in the Kiosque”.
Théodore Dupuy (b. 1818) was a taille-doucier, letter printer and lithographer in Paris. He filed numerous patents for improvements to lithographic presses, including the use of steam, chromolithographic processes and illustrated labels and packaging. A major player in the printing industry, he exhibited machines and printed products at the 1867 Universal Exhibition.
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