About the artist
Charles Joseph Hullmandel was a British lithographer, artist, and scientist. He was born in 1789 in London and was the son of a German-born engraver. Hullmandel was a pioneer in the development of lithography, a printing technique that uses a greasy substance to transfer an image onto a stone or metal plate. He was also a prolific artist, producing a variety of prints and drawings. He was a founding member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. Hullmandel died in 1850.
Also associated with: lithography, Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, greasy substance, metal plate, London, German-born engraver.