Base Ball game scene, aquarelle print by L. Prang & Co. – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Base Ball game scene, aquarelle print by L. Prang & Co., preserved in this historic print. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Base Ball game scene, aquarelle print by L. Prang & Co.
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This print is a Base Ball game scene issued by L. Prang & Co., the Boston firm founded by German-born printer Louis Prang. Its "aquarelle" label refers to a chromolithograph built from many color stones to mimic the soft washes of watercolor, a process Prang's shop used to make affordable pictures for the home. Baseball was still developing its rules and reputation in the decades when such prints appeared, so the image offers a glimpse of how the sport was pictured to a wide public. Look closely at the figures and the field to see how the artists set the game in its period.
| Original scan | 1,600 × 1,200 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 15 |
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