Use for the printing process in which the ground is mixed with a soft substance, such as tallow, allowing the rendering of textured lines and areas when the plate is etched. Sometimes, paper is placed over the grounded plate and drawn on, to pick up the ground.
This term has 153 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
300053251
etching, soft-ground
soft ground
soft ground etching
soft-ground
soft-ground technique
vernis mou
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Vivares, Thomas
Publisher:
Thompson, John P.
Draughtsman:
Morland, George
(After)
Publisher:
Harris, John (publisher I)
Printmaker:
Vivares, Thomas
Draughtsman:
Morland, George
(After)
Publisher:
Thompson, John P.
Publisher:
Harris, John (publisher I)
Printmaker:
Vivares, Thomas
Draughtsman:
Morland, George
(After)
Publisher:
Harris, John (publisher I)
Publisher:
Thompson, John P.
Printmaker:
Vivares, Thomas
Publisher:
Hixon, Robert
Draughtsman:
Serres, John Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Hayter, George
Publisher:
Rimmel, James
Printmaker:
Daniell, William
Publisher:
Daniell, William
Draughtsman:
Dance, George II
(After)
Printmaker:
Daniell, William
Publisher:
Dance, George II
Draughtsman:
Dance, George II
(After)
Painter:
Dance, George II
(After)
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