Lithographs

Lithography is a printing process invented in 1796 by Alois Senefelder.

Lithography uses a stone or metal plate to create a copy of a printed page or artwork. The process was invented in 1796 by actor/author Alois Senefelder as a cheap way to print theater posters but has been used continuously since then (with improvements along the way). They were an essential part of making art more widely accessible, allowing people to own reproductions of famous works.

These are some examples of lithography from the past 200 years.