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Moraine Lake Wilcox, Walter Dwight (American, 1869–1949)

Title
Moraine Lake
Artist
Wilcox, Walter Dwight (American, 1869–1949)
Publication
The Rockies of Canada
Date
1903 plate (1895 ca negative)
Process
Rotogravure
Image Size
12 x 15 cm
Sheet Size
16 x 24 cm

While the title claims…with more than forty photogravure and other illustrations from original photographs by the author, this collector would be hard pressed to believe it. The paper is hard, the plate impressions are shallow, there is no differential gloss and the grain appears reticulated – characteristics more inline with collotypes.