The Art Of Engraving (1923)

No title. Woman poses for a man in a domestic interior. C/U of the man sketching. C/U of his model. Intertitle reads: “But, now comes the master touch... engraving the hammered copper plate. (This is a Bocher’s-Valentine’s-Brook and Walter-Jump rolled into one for the novice.)“ C/U of the artist engraving the copper plate. C/U of the engraved copper plate. The plate is then inked. We see the artist in M/S then a C/U of his hand as he uses a special tool to cover the plate with ink. The plate is then put through a press - we see a woman operating the press by hand, she turns a large wheel. The artist peels off the paper to reveal the impression. C/U of a woman worker pinning multiple prints from the engraving out to dry on a table. We then see the finished print displayed for the camera. Other engravings are shown presumably by the same artist. Note: picture quality is poor - possibly due to decomposition. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.