The term "chromolithograph" is usually reserved for the process of using complex colors to replicate a print that displays unique vibrate coloration. The process is based on "lithography" (printing using stone slabs), whereby each stone prints a separate color on top of the previous one. It was an expensive method as countless stones were needed and each had to be precisely placed to circumvent "ghosting" (where colors appear out of kilter).

Chromolithographs are highly sought after by collectors for their dramatic coloring, the expertise required to produce the prints, and the persistent myth about chromolithographers succumbing to an early death from the chemicals in the dyeing process.

Courtesy of Daniel Stein Antiques, this late 19th century chromolithograph is of Russian design, and is on an acid-free mat. Measures 16" x 20".