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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 886427, member: 8267&quot;]Sorry, you really need to look at it under magnification to see the distinguishing characteristics of print methods. If you have a magnifying glass or loop, you can look at it closely. If you see any kind of regular dot or matrix pattern in the image, it would be a type of photomechanical reproduction. A lithograph printed directly from the artist&#039;s stone may have a pattern caused by the grain of the stone, but the ink will appear as tiny irregular islands. If it is then hand colored, it will look like watercolor applied with a brush. Your print might be a &quot;chromolithograph&quot;, or a later &quot;color separation&quot; technique.</p><p>This is a useful introduction:</p><p><a href="http://chicagoantiquesguide.com/archives/20060216135609.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chicagoantiquesguide.com/archives/20060216135609.php" rel="nofollow">http://chicagoantiquesguide.com/archives/20060216135609.php</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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