[ad. G. stereochromie, formed as prec.: see -Y.] A process of mural painting in which water-glass is used as a preservative against atmospheric influences.
1845. Builder, 6 Sept., 422/3. Stereochromy. A new method of architectural painting, by Dr. Fuchs and Professor Schlotthauer in Munich.
1851. Anna M. Howitt, Art-Stud. Munich (1853), I. 239. Sterrio-chromie [sic] is the discovery of the celebrated chemist … von Fuchs of Munich.
1887. Encycl. Brit., XXII. 54/1. In this process of ‘stereochromy,’… the more immediate basis for the painting consists of a thin layer of … cement made up of powdered marble, dolomite, quartz, and air-worn quicklime with water glass. On it the colours are laid with plain water.
So Stereochromatic, -chromic adjs., pertaining to or executed by stereochromy; Stereochromatically adv.; Stereochromatize v. trans. ? to treat with water-glass as in stereochromy.
1859. R. Hunt, Guide Mus. Pract. Geol. (ed. 2), 33. A *stereo-chromatic painting on baked clay.
1845. Builder, 6 Sept., 423/1. The picture executed *stereochromatically on this coat is fixed (after its completion) in a very particular way.
1907. Athenæum, 23 Nov., 660/1. Burrows’s figurines were carefully kept from the air when they were dug up, and were as soon as possible *stereochromatized.
1845. Builder, 6 Sept., 423/2. For testing these qualities, *stereochromic paintings have been subjected to the most severe trials.
1887. Encycl. Brit. (ed. 2), XXII. 54/1. A stereochromic painting (unlike one made by the old fresco process) is practically proof against atmospheric influences.
