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George Baxter (1804–1867) was an English artist and printer based in London. He is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. Though colour printing had been developed in China centuries before, it was not commercially viable.
- 1867 (aged 62–63), London, England
- English
- Invention of commercially viable colour printing
George Baxter (born July 31, 1804, Lewes, Sussex, England—died January 11, 1867, Sydenham, Kent) was an English engraver and printer who invented a process (patented 1835) of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Welcome to The New Baxter Society. The New Baxter Society is a not-for-profit organisation concerned with the collection, preservation and study of the colour prints of George Baxter, his Licensees and other Nineteenth-Century Colour Printers.
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Learn about the life and work of George Baxter, a skilled artist and printer who developed a revolutionary process of colour printing in the 1830s. Explore his biography, his patented method, his famous prints and his legacy.
Learn about George Baxter, the 'inventor' of commercial colour printing in the 19th century, and his hand pressed prints of portraits, events, religion and more. Browse and buy examples of his work and other Victorian colour printers.
Browse the complete catalogue of George Baxter's prints, a British artist and inventor of the chromolithographic process. Find out the titles, dates, and descriptions of his works, from landscapes and animals to historical and religious scenes.
Artist: George Baxter (British, Lewes 1804–1867 London) Date: 1852. Medium: Baxter process: aquatint key plate with oil colors printed from 10 wood engraved blocks. Dimensions: Image: 4 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (11.7 × 23.4 cm) Mount: 8 1/2 × 12 15/16 in. (21.6 × 32.9 cm) Classification: Prints
