George Baxter
(1804-1867), ArtistArtist associated with 18 portraits
George Baxter was an engraver and printer who invented a process of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He supplied colour illustrations to the publisher George Mudie and produced prints for the London Missionary Society. Baxter's process incorporated the aquatint method and involved superimposing the colours using wooden blocks. Baxter used carefully etched plates, a hand press, and the finest colours, oils and paper. He mixed the colours himself but left no record of their composition. The process quickly gained popularity and was widely useful in producing replications of paintings.
by George Baxter
watercolour, circa 1842
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by George Baxter
baxtertype print, 1843
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by George Baxter
baxtertype print, 1847
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Queen Victoria opening her first Parliament
by George Baxter
aquatint, 1837 or after
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possibly by George Baxter, after Unknown artist
Baxter print, late 1840s
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by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1843
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by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1843
NPG D7807
by George Baxter, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
Baxter print, published 1853
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by George Baxter, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
Baxter print, published 1853
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by George Baxter, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Baxter print, 1853
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by George Baxter, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Baxter print, 1853
NPG D3851
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D7599
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1853
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Baxter
Baxter print, published 1853
NPG D7601
Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia
by George Baxter
Baxter print, circa 1855-1857
NPG D47433
printed by George Baxter, published by Chappell & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
Baxter print, (1859)
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