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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300053231
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Breenbergh, Bartholomeus
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Furnius, Pieter Jalhea
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Printmaker:
Ingram, John
Draughtsman:
Blakey, Nicholas
(After)
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Horthemels, Louise Magdeleine
(Attributed)
Publisher:
Chéreau, la Veuve
Draughtsman:
Verdier, François
(After)
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Teniers, David II
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Snyers, Hendrick
Publisher:
Diepenbeeck, Abraham Jansz. van
Painter:
Vecellio, Tiziano
(After)
Printmaker:
Elliott, William
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Smith, George (of Chichester)
(After)
Printmaker:
Martini, Pietro Antonio
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Berchem, Nicolaes Pietersz.
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Huquier, Gabriel
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Publisher:
Chéreau, la Veuve
Printmaker:
Martini, Pietro Antonio
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Teniers, David II
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Egidius II
Publisher:
Sadeler, Marco
Printmaker:
Stock, Andries Jacobsz.
Publisher:
Hondius, Hendrik I
Vinckeboons, David
(After)
Printmaker:
Passe, Crispijn I de
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Galle, Philips
(After)
Printmaker:
Stock, Andries Jacobsz.
(Possibly)
Draughtsman:
Gheyn, Jacob II de
(After)
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