170 Notice of the Lithographic Art. 
long. Messrs. Barnet & Doolittle have in their possession, 
a great variety of lithographic prints, which sufficiently 
_ evince the adaptedness of the artto an elegant as well as com- 
mon style of execution. The finest hinge done in this 
way are really very beautiful : and they possess a softness 
which is peculiarly their own. Still Lithography is not a 
rival, it is merely an auxiliary to copper plate engraving, 
which, especially in the higher branches _ art, must 
still retain the pre-eminence which it posses 
But the regular introduction of fanoeeenh into ~ 
country must still be a subject of congratulation; and w 
trust the American public will give this fine art vigor by an 
adequate patronage. 
Lithography.—This art which within a few years has 
made very rapid progress = different parts of Europe, was 
fret discovered by “loys Sennefelder, of Munich, in Bava- 
ria, a singer in the theatre of that place, and was due to one 
of those Srranate hazards: which sometimes so materially 
affect the c: ts and well-being of society. 
Mr. , wishing to print some music, and not 
1g ays Say the expense of engraving it in the or- 
inary way, or even to purchase metallic plates for the pur- 
pose, bethought Bimsell of using a species of stones from 
the quarry of Solenkofen, near Pappenheim, in Bavaria, 
and which, in that country, are much used for floors in 
houses, he found these stone plates to answer a tolerable 
purpose as a substitute for metallic ones. 
It was in 1796 that Mr. Sennefelder first attempted to en- 
rave on stone ; and in 1799 he by accident discovered the 
principles of the art now termed’ Lith iphy, which con- 
sists in making a drawing on the stone, with a sort of ink, or 
erayon, or both, composed of resinous substances, and of 
penne from that drawing without any other engraving: 
is species of printing is founded on the principles of chem- 
ical affinity. “Uhus, the stone is wet all over with water, 
that part of the surface which is covered with the drawing 
will not imbibe the eet while the other parts of the stone, 
being wet, repel the ink aes is afterwards applied to the 
; thus prepared, an impression is struck off, and the 
ration repeated as often as may be desired. This meth- 
nd has the advaritage, over every other species ting 
of giving exact fire-similes of the original work of the 3 
