From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 05/08/01-11:34:23 AM Z
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Andre Fuhrmann wrote:
> "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 !-)
Here's a note from P-F #1.
I had queried Bob Schramm who had an article about VDB, noting that Nadeau
spells it Vandyke (capital D), Crawford spells it vandyke or brownprint,
Reeve & Sward, also Arno spell it Van Dyke brown (2 caps & an lc).
Schramm advised:
"When in doubt, stick with Nadeau. He has done the research."
But then I checked with the Getty Museum book, which, although citing
Nadeau, still spells it Van Dyke brown. The book however confirms
Schramm's idea about origin, saying the process is named for its "rich
deep browns...thought to resemble those achieved by Anthony van Dyck, or
those of the pigment named after him."
Meanwhile, Peter Marshall put something else I think on the list, tho I
don't have it at hand: that there was a Vandyke who did a brown photo
process & it's named for him. Try Cassells.
However, I have a contrarian report about spelling of Sabatier -- that
(oops I forget who now, sorry) says he really was a two-T man, but I
refuse to believe that. Meanwhile, I note that P-F # 6 has another Van
Dijk story (note spelling), about a Dutchman. Living.
Oh, and about that Getty Museum book -- sorry, it had some mistakes to
*my* knowledge, and I daresay many more in processes I am not familiar
with.
cheers,
Judy
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