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George Baxter (1804–1867) was an English artist and printer based in London. He is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. Though colour printing had been developed in China centuries before, it was not commercially viable.
George Baxter was an English engraver and printer who invented a process (patented 1835) of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He was the son of John Baxter (1781–1858), printer and publisher at Lewes, who issued the popular illustrated “Baxter” Bible.
A full list (yet basic as their are many variations) of all the prints produced by George Baxter during the years 1828 - 1864
When you find a copy that has perhaps been in an album all its life so that its colours are perfectly maintained you can really appreciate the beauty of Baxter’s work. A basic resume and life story of George Baxter, the victorian colour printer 1804 - 1867.
George Baxter made his name as a colour picture printer in the mid 19th century as his patented process was instrumental in bringing affordable high quality decorative colour prints to the masses.
George Baxter (1804 - 1867) -The 'inventor' of colour printing. Colour printing had been in existence for many years but it had been quite basic and very expensive to produce. In 1834 Baxter was the first person to acheive quality AND quantity 'commercial colour printing'.
May 15, 2020 · George Baxter was the pioneer of English colour printing. Since the 1500s, numerous people had experimented with the development of colour printing. While progress was made, most prints...
