The First One...

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While pen and ink, of course, has been around for untold centuries, it wasn't until the late nineteenth century that modern developments brought forth possibilities in printing illustrations which allowed full range of the modern pen's possibilities... the first one who was able to utilize this was Vierge, who brought, as consequence, an elevation to the art of being a pen and ink artist far beyond what had been done previously...