From: Andre Fuhrmann (Andre.Fuhrmann@uni-konstanz.de)
Date: 05/08/01-09:57:32 AM Z
>Hi all
>
>Van Dyke, VanDyke, Van Dick and all the possible variation for
>"brown print" are somehow related to Sir Anthony van Dyck, the
>Flemish painter of the 17th century? I am not able to find a
>reference for this topic in Internet.
>
>Alberto
"Van Dyke Brown" is the name of a colour very similar to what you see
in a VD print. The term is exclusively used in the English-speaking
world. In the older German literature, e.g., it goes by the name of
"Sepiadruck". Now, don't ask me how that relates to octopus !-)
Andre
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