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Aquatint

Scope note

A printing process in which resin or other substance is applied to a plate to make a porous ground, and the plate is then heated and etched, producing a range of tonal value; often combined with line work. PRTT

This term has 915 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053242

Broader Terms used

<etching (printmaking process)>

Narrower Terms used

lift-ground

Equivalent Terms used

aquatints

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Manager & Spouter

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brocas, Henry
Draughtsman: Rowlandson, Thomas (After)
Draughtsman: Wigstead, Henry (After)
Publisher: Smith, John Raphael

A promenade of monkeys

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Debucourt, Philibert Louis (Attributed)

La Réponce embarassante

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Chapuy, Jean Baptiste
Draughtsman: Brion (After)
Printmaker: Janinet, Jean-François (After)

View in Corsica

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Ackermann, Rudolph

Hermitage at Albano

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Mérigot, J.
Publisher: Edwards, R

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