George Baxter (1804 - 1867) is regarded as the "Inventor" of colour printing. The Baxter process, which he patented in 1835, involved an initial metal keyplate and up to 20 wood or metal blocks to apply each individual colour, and all this on hand presses! What stood out about George Baxter was the overall quality he endeavoured to achieve. He only used the best quality paper and mixed all his own oil inks. To gain perfect registration, alignment of all the blocks, was an art in itself. Each colour or layer of oil ink was built up to achieve what was a miniature oil painting, art for the masses. Apart from the sale of 'Oil Pictures' his prints were used to illustrate books, his 'Cabinet of Paintings' was the first to be published in full colour, as well as music sheets, needleboxes, boxes for handkerchiefs, playing cards etc.

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Georgebaxter.com specialises in work by this well-known and highly collectable printer and prints by his process. As well as offering many prints for sale we also purchase unwanted items and are pleased to offer advice and valuations. We also welcome comment and emails from Baxter collectors and enthusiast around the world.

The image above shows a very hard to find set of needleboxes. This is a little unusual as the 3 small boxes inside don't have the normal, specifically printed, needlebox prints on them. Instead the manufacturer has cut some of Baxter's small landscapes into 3 to do the same job. The outer box shows Baxter's "River Scene Holland" and on the inside 2 images cut from Abbeville and 1 from Warwick Castle. The image to the right is, if still available, is FOR SALE as item 675 on the site, a complete uncut sheet of "Views of Paris" by JM Kronheim, Baxter licensee

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