Saint Anne's Hill I c. 19th century

Editor: This is Edward Goodall's "Saint Anne's Hill I." It's a tiny landscape, almost swallowed by the surrounding paper. What do you see in its making? Curator: Look closely. Consider the etching process: the labor, the acid's bite on the metal plate, the press's force transferring the image. How does that repeatable process affect our understanding of a unique landscape? Editor: So, the printmaking makes it less precious, more accessible? Curator: Precisely. It democratizes the image, shifts it from singular art object to commodity. Does that change how we value the scene itself? Editor: I hadn't thought about it that way. It's like the image is produced, consumed, and reproduced. Thanks!