Second reformed Dutch church / Alphonse Bigot del. and lith.
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Print with separately printed lithograph showing exterior view of the Second Reformed Dutch Church (John H. Sherwin del. ; L.N. Rosenthal lith., Phila.) at center within a floral wreath and elaborate border with spaces for separately printed (in gold) and mounted cut-outs containing text presenting the history of the church.
Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.
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