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 919 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
300053242
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Kobell, Wilhelm
Painter:
Wouwerman, Philips
(After)
Printmaker:
Prestel, Maria Katharina
Draughtsman:
Weirotter, Franz Edmund
(After)
Publisher:
Hüsger, H. S.
Printmaker:
Prestel, Johann Gottlieb
Draughtsman:
Unknown
(After)
Printmaker:
Machy, Pierre Antoine de
(Probably)
Draughtsman:
Talamona, Antoine
(Probably after)
Printmaker:
Saint-Non, Jean Claude Richard de
Draughtsman:
Fragonard, Jean Honoré
(After)
Printmaker:
Saint-Non, Jean Claude Richard de
(Attributed)
Draughtsman:
Ango
(After)
Painter:
Sanzio, Raffaello
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Draughtsman:
Pernet, Jean Henry Alexandre
(After)
Publisher:
Marchand, Jacques
Printmaker:
Goncourt, Jules de
Draughtsman:
Latour, Maurice Quentin de
(After)
Printmaker:
Havell, Robert II
Designer:
Lapidge, Edward
(After)
Printmaker:
Rosaspina, Francesco
Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola)
(After)
Printmaker:
Hassell, John
Publisher:
Hookham & Co.
Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker:
Alken, Samuel
Publisher:
Wolcot, John (Peter Pindar)
Wolcot, John (Peter Pindar)
(After)
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