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:
Duchange, Gaspard
Publisher:
Duchange, Gaspard
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Gregori, Ferdinando
Publisher:
Olivier, Joseph
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Publisher:
Hendricx, Gillis
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Publisher:
Huberti, Gaspar
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Lommelin, Adriaen
Publisher:
Huberti, Gaspar
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Cort, Cornelis
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Drevet, Pierre
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Marinus, Ignatius Cornelis
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Orley, Richard van
Draughtsman:
Orley, Jan van
(After)
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Schmutzer, Andreas
Printmaker:
Schmutzer, Joseph
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Clouet, Peter
Publisher:
Hendricx, Gillis
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Baron, Bernard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Jordaens, Jacob
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Publisher:
Hendricx, Gillis
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Faccioli, Girolamo
(Attributed)
Draughtsman:
Salviati, Francesco (Francesco de' Rossi)
Printmaker:
Muller, Harmen Jansz.
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Muller, Harmen Jansz.
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Wierix, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
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