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:
Caylus, Philippe de Thubières, comte de
Printmaker:
Joullain, François
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Poelenburgh, Cornelis van
(After)
Publisher:
Jean, Auguste
Printmaker:
Unknown
Draughtsman:
Pérignon, Nicolas
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Jan I
Painter:
Mostaert, Gillis
(After)
Publisher:
Reael, Ferdinand
Printmaker:
Scotin, Gérard Jean Baptiste II
Publisher:
Knapton, Paul
Draughtsman:
Gravelot, Hubert François Bourguignon
(After)
Printmaker:
Panderen, Egbert van
Publisher:
Galle, Theodor
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Brueghel, Jan, the elder
(After)
Publisher:
Esnault & Rapilly
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Lingelbach, Johannes
(After)
Publisher:
Basan, Pierre François
Printmaker:
Terasson, H.
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Draughtsman:
Barlow, Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
François, Jean Charles
Draughtsman:
Vanloo, Carle
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Cornelis I
Draughtsman:
Cigoli, Lodovico
(After)
Printmaker:
Malbeste, Georges
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Draughtsman:
Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
(After)
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Poelenburgh, Cornelis van
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Bloemaert, Cornelis
Publisher:
Bloemaert, Cornelis
Painter:
Bloemaert, Abraham
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Printmaker:
Smith, John (of Chichester)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Draughtsman:
Smith, George (of Chichester)
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, George (of Chichester)
Printmaker:
Smith, John (of Chichester)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Teniers, David II
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Jan I
Publisher:
Sadeler, Jan I
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
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