The hand colouring of etchings or engravings is a very skilled task. ... This is used as a reference whenever a print of that title must be coloured. For many of the titles which have been engraved or etched after famous original paintings the colours used are as close as possible in water-colour.

What is a hand colored engraving?

They were generally coloured in factory like conditions usually by women or children on production lines, although the quality is often suprisingly good. ... Generally speaking hand colouring has to be contemporary, which is to say applied at the time of publication.

What is a color etching?

Colour etchings are obtained by making two or three plates, each holding different elements of the image and inked in a number of colours. The paper is passed backwards and forwards through the press, each time with a different plate.