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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 11368884, member: 8267&quot;]This is a difficult one. The quality of the printing and the presence of a plate mark would suggest authenticity. The questions are about the paper used. </p><p><br /></p><p>Photographs taken by a museum for their records may use lighting that minimizes the texture, whereas your lighting seems to enhance it. Wove paper was invented in the mid 1750s, shortly before the original date of this print. So it is possible that there would be no laid lines visible. Wove paper was designed to present a smoother surface, but depending on the thickness of the sheet and whether it was &quot;calendered&quot; or not, it might be more &quot;pebbly&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>The comparisons we have found so far do not include technical descriptions of the paper used, or photographs detailed enough to be sure. Another feature to look for, if it can be unframed, is if there is a watermark that would identify the papermaker.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another approach is to try to find other examples of later reprints for comparison - was this particular work popular enough that it was frequently reproduced using later technologies?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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