Wood engraving

Scope note

A relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the grain end of a wood block; distinct from "woodcut (process)," which is a relief process using the plank side of a wood block.

This term has 4,746 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053303

Broader Terms used

<relief printmaking processes>

Narrower Terms used

chiaroscuro wood engraving

Term used for

engraving, wood
wood-engraving
xylography

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Print

"You must come"

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

The Meeting

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Illustration to Chapter XI of 'The Hampdens', Doing Royal Errands in Merry England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

"And I ain't in a hurry either,—am I, mamma?"

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

The Crown of Love

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

On the Water

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

A matter of monent

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Anna receives instruction (Sister Anna's Probation)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

The Unjust Judge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Standing man holding hat in both hands addressing a seated man ('Son Christopher')

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Iphis and Anaxarete

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

"...but you Irish fellows always ride."

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Farmer Chell's Kitchen ('The Anglers of the Dove')

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Limerick Bells

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

A head of hair for sale

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

"I mean what I say. Why should I care?

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

The Lost Piece of Silver

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

"The fact is, mamma, I love him."

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

The Prodigal Son

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Couple on the street, by night

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Four women and a young girl in a kitchen

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Love' by Coleridge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

A child in bed attended to by two women ('Son Christopher')

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

An image of Print

Highland Flora

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalziel family
Draughtsman: Millais, John Everett (After)

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