Print style
Victorian Line Engraving
The look of the first postage stamps: a steel plate cut by hand, with lines that follow the form and swell where the shadow deepens. London example from the Poster Stamp collection.
Make a stamp in this styleThe print tradition
The look of the first postage stamps: a steel plate cut by hand, with lines that follow the form and swell where the shadow deepens.
- Period
- Britain, 1840s to 1900s
- Process
- Recess line engraving
- Marks
- Fine parallel lines that swell in the shade
- Frame
- Steel die cut with the burin: ruled tint, arched name banderole, acanthus corners, engraved roses
The example
Rain on Westminster Bridge. The example starts from a Rainpost scene render of London. The browser editor applies a local print treatment to your photo; the historical collection is an artistic interpretation.
