Ex Libris of the Printer's Devil — Francis Scott King, 1895.
Archival pigment print
Edition of 25 per size
Printed on Hahnemühle paper
Original artwork in the public domain. Source image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The term "printer's devil" refers to a young apprentice in a printing house who would perform menial tasks, such as mixing ink and setting type. The illustration creatively depicts this figure as an actual imp or devil, emerging from a cauldron or vat, surrounded by printing tools, typeset, and symbolic banners bearing Latin phrases related to the printing trade. The text at the bottom identifies the artist and date: "FRANCIS S KING NOVI EBORACI MDCCCXCVI" (New York, 1896). The image you provided also includes a personal inscription at the bottom in graphite: "To Mrs. J. H. Jordan with compliments of the artist F. S. King".
After Hours Art Editions publishes limited-edition prints for collectors drawn to mood, intimacy, and the charged space between art and desire.
Ex Libris of the Printer's Devil — Francis Scott King, 1895.
Archival pigment print
Edition of 25 per size
Printed on Hahnemühle paper
Original artwork in the public domain. Source image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The term "printer's devil" refers to a young apprentice in a printing house who would perform menial tasks, such as mixing ink and setting type. The illustration creatively depicts this figure as an actual imp or devil, emerging from a cauldron or vat, surrounded by printing tools, typeset, and symbolic banners bearing Latin phrases related to the printing trade. The text at the bottom identifies the artist and date: "FRANCIS S KING NOVI EBORACI MDCCCXCVI" (New York, 1896). The image you provided also includes a personal inscription at the bottom in graphite: "To Mrs. J. H. Jordan with compliments of the artist F. S. King".
After Hours Art Editions publishes limited-edition prints for collectors drawn to mood, intimacy, and the charged space between art and desire.
Each print is produced using museum-grade pigment inks on archival cotton paper, then hand-numbered and signed by the studio.
• Paper: 100% cotton rag, matte finish
• Printing: Archival pigment giclée
• Edition: 25 total, hand-numbered
• Certificate of authenticity included
• Ships unframed
