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Retroussage

Scope note

Lightly rubbing an intaglio printing plate with a soft rag, after it has been inked in the normal way, to produce a blurred, fuzzy effect in the print. COMPRI

This term has 12 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

3000178615

Created

13yrs ago

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