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<p>[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 81081, member: 118"]Forgot to mention that the originals were done on copper plates but not steel ones. I am not sure but copper being softer would not produce very sharp lines.</p><p>It is possible to be repros but I'd expect more cheap paper to have been used.</p><p>I am almost sure the lines are impressed rather then being mimicked by printing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 81081, member: 118"]Forgot to mention that the originals were done on copper plates but not steel ones. I am not sure but copper being softer would not produce very sharp lines. It is possible to be repros but I'd expect more cheap paper to have been used. I am almost sure the lines are impressed rather then being mimicked by printing.[/QUOTE]
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