Rebecca of the Desert
n.d.
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 11.7 × 18.3 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.); Sheet: 18.6 × 26.6 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
117975
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
"Rebecca of the Desert" is a delicate lithograph created by Victor Jean Adam, now preserved in the Prints and Drawings department of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rendered in black ink on cream wove paper, the work measures just under five by eight inches in its image area, inviting close, intimate viewing. Though undated, the piece exemplifies the lithographic technique popular in the nineteenth century for its ability to capture subtle gradations of tone and fine detail through the direct drawing on stone. Lithography offered artists like Adam an accessible means of reproduction, bridging t...