Damonico

: ON THE SECONDARY, ORANGE.

or Monicon, is an iron ochre, being a compound of raw Sienna and Roman

ochre burnt, and having all their qualities. It is rather more russet in

hue than the pigment known as orange or burnt Roman ochre, has

considerable transparency, is rich and durable in colour, and furnishes

good flesh tints. As in orange ochre, powdered nitre may be employed in

its preparation. Notwithstanding its merits, it is obsolete or nearly

so; doubtless because burnt Sienna mixed with burnt Roman ochre

sufficiently answers the purpose.



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