What is the Victorian pigment emerald green?
Emerald green is copper (II)-acetoarsenite: 3 Cu(AsO2)2·Cu(CH3COO)2. It has been valued by the painters of the 19th century for its vivid tone and excellent stability. Later on, the production has been halted due to the extreme toxicity of the pigment.
Emerald green is copper (II)-acetoarsenite: 3 Cu(AsO2)2·Cu(CH3COO)2. It has been valued by the painters of the 19th century for its vivid tone and excellent stability. Later on, the production has been halted due to the extreme toxicity of the pigment.
