Jacob Christoph Le Blon

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Jacob Chrisoph Le Blon
Born Jacob Chrisoph Le Blon
May 2, 1667
Frankfurt am Main
Died May 16, 1741
Paris
Nationality Germany
Page from Le Blon's 1725 Coloritto describing his RYB three-color printing process
Page from Le Blon's 1725 Coloritto describing his RYB three-color printing process[1]

Jacob Christoph Le Blon (May 2, 1667 – May 16, 1741) was a German-born painter and engraver who invented the system of three-color and four-colour printing (similar to the modern CMYK system).[2] He used several metal plates (each for an individual colour) for making prints with a wide range of colours. His methods formed the foundation for modern colour printing.

His names are sometimes spelled Jakob, Jacques, Christophe, Leblon, Le Blond.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Steven K. Shevell, editor (2003). The Science of Color, 2nd edition, Elsevier. ISBN 0444512519. 
  2. ^ Otto M. Lilien (1985). Jacob Christoph Le Blon, 1667-1741: Inventor of Three- and Four Colour Printing. A. Hiersemann. ISBN 3777285072. 
  3. ^ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1851). Supplement to the Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge Vol. 1. London: Charles Knight & Co.. 


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