Levi L. Hill
1851-1856 (ca)
Experimental colour reproduction of a European colour lithographic print of a man fallen from his horse

Hillotype, with hand-applied colour
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Accession no: [requested]
 
Colours captured on a Daguerreotype plate using an experimental process. Using X-ray and infrared analysis this plate revealed that lead and bismuth pigments had been applied hand-applied to the saddle area.
 
LL/41523