This collection contains rare, valuable, and important works held in the Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Included in this collection is the 19th century British serial The Chromolithograph, a journal of “art, literature, decoration and the accomplishments.” It lives up to this broad self-description by providing a variety of exhibition reviews, artists' biographies, articles on artistic themes, technical essays, and "illustrated lessons." Also included are a number of plates with chromolithographic prints which illustrate various techniques and themes discussed throughout the journal. These 12 issues provide an in-depth look into what was then a novel printing technique, as well as a glimpse into the artistic, literary, and commercial milieu of 1860’s Victorian England.
Rare Books in the Thomas J. Watson Library Collection 
