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The advance agent of modern civilization / Keppler.

The advance agent of modern civilization / Keppler.

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Print shows William II, German Emperor, with wings fashioned out of swords, riding on a large cannon being pulled and pushed by members of the clergy. Among the crowd following in the background are two banners that state "Love One Another" and "Come and Be Saved; If You Don't ...."

Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no. 1088, (1898 January 12), centerfold.
Copyright 1898 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

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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01/01/1898
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Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956, artist
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