{"product_id":"anna-atkins-anne-dixon-athyrium-molle-1853-framed-giclee-print","title":"Anna Atkins \u0026 Anne Dixon – Athyrium molle, 1853 | Framed Giclée Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAthyrium molle\u003c\/em\u003e is a soft-leaved lady fern. Anne Dixon pressed it, Anna Atkins printed it, and the sun did the drawing — a white frond standing in Prussian blue, every pinnule separated, no line drawn by hand. The species name at the foot of the sheet is written in Atkins's own hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnna Atkins made her images without a camera. She laid the dried plant on paper coated with iron salts, exposed it to daylight and rinsed it in water. She had done this several thousand times already for \u003cem\u003ePhotographs of British Algae\u003c\/em\u003e (1843–1853), the first book in history illustrated with photographs. This sheet belongs to what came after: \u003cem\u003eCyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns\u003c\/em\u003e, 1853, made together with her friend Anne Dixon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat this is.\u003c\/strong\u003e A giclée reproduction of a cyanotype, printed with pigment inks. It is not a cyanotype and is not sold as one — a real cyanotype is a unique object made in sunlight, and these are in museums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOriginal, as the Getty catalogues it: image 25.4 × 19.4 cm \/ 10.0 × 7.6 in — The J. Paul Getty Museum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e40 × 50 cm \/ 15.7 × 19.7 in\u003c\/strong\u003e — Enlarged, 1.56× original\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Atkins (1799–1871) and Anne Dixon (1799–1864), \u003cem\u003eAthyrium molle\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003eCyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns\u003c\/em\u003e, 1853; cyanotype, 25.4 × 19.4 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe J. Paul Getty Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere this comes from\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe museum file, the measurements, and what we are allowed to sell: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sheet-record-athyrium-molle\"\u003ethe record for this sheet\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGiclée on 200 gsm FSC-certified fine art paper, twelve pigment inks, white border. Slim black aluminium frame, glazed with clear plexiglass instead of glass, so it travels safely. Print and frame ship together in one package and are assembled on arrival. Part of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hotel-collection\"\u003eHotel Collection\u003c\/a\u003e — volume pricing from ten pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Museartis","offers":[{"title":"40x50 cm \/ 16x20″","offer_id":65970868912477,"sku":"c3132937-1caa-49b7-be0f-b4b8f7b61205","price":139.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1102\/7139\/8237\/files\/481ea397-2f7a-4355-bcb0-6ffe8620db99.webp?v=1789912325","url":"https:\/\/museartis.com\/products\/anna-atkins-anne-dixon-athyrium-molle-1853-framed-giclee-print","provider":"Museartis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}