Fotoreproductie van een stempel naar een grafsteen van Jeanne de Thibouville before 1861

This is a reproduction of a stamp, depicting a tombstone for Jeanne de Thibouville, made by an anonymous artist. The stamp would have been made by carving an image in relief into a block of material like wood or linoleum. The background areas would be cut away, leaving the lines of the design raised. Ink would be applied to the surface, and then the stamp would be pressed onto paper to create a print. The original tombstone would likely have been made of stone, and carved with chisels and other hand tools. The photograph captures the graphic quality of the stamp, with its bold lines and simplified forms, reflecting the skill of the original stone carver. The stamp-making process suggests a deliberate intention to disseminate the image of Jeanne de Thibouville's tombstone, potentially for historical or commemorative purposes. It speaks to the power of reproducible images, and challenges the distinction between the unique artwork and the multiple.