Printing process that produces images in line and with little tonal quality; the plate, usually of copper, is incised using a burin, the slight burr produced is scraped away, and the plate is inked for intaglio printing. OCA
This term has 20,804 records attributed within our system.
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14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Printmaker:
Cars, Laurent
Painter:
Le Moyne, François
(After)
Publisher:
Cars, Laurent
Printmaker:
Filloeul, Pierre
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Filloeul, Pierre
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Painter:
Jeaurat, Étienne
(After)
Printmaker:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Painter:
Lajoue, Jacques II de
(After)
Publisher:
Chéreau, la Veuve
Printmaker:
Helman, Isidore Stanislaus
Printmaker:
Duclos, Antoine Jean
Painter:
Lavreince, Nicolas
(After)
Publisher:
Helman, Isidore Stanislaus
Printmaker:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Draughtsman:
Boucher, François
(After)
Publisher:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Printmaker:
Choffard, Pierre Philippe
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Publisher:
Choffard, Pierre Philippe
Printmaker:
Audran, Benoit, II
Painter:
Watteau, Jean Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Courtois, Pierre François
Draughtsman:
Saint Aubin, Augustin de
(After)
Publisher:
Courtois, Pierre François
Printmaker:
Gaucher, Charles Étienne
Draughtsman:
Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
(After)
Publisher:
Gaucher, Charles Étienne
Printmaker:
Flipart, Charles François
Painter:
Fragonard, Jean Honoré
(After)
Publisher:
Crépy, Jean Baptiste
Printmaker:
Ghendt, Emmanuel de
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Publisher:
Ghendt, Emmanuel de
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Painter:
Fragonard, Jean Honoré
(After)
Publisher:
Launay, Nicolas de
Illustrator:
O'Connor, John
Publisher:
O'Connor, John
Printer:
School of Art Printing
Author:
Mason, John Henry
Editor:
Mason, John (son of John Henry)
Writer:
Mason, John (son of John Henry)
Illustrator:
Graham, Rigby
Publisher:
Twelve by Eight
Printer:
Orpheus Press
Printer:
William Caple & Co. Ltd.
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