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:
Wille, Johann Georg
Printmaker:
Wille, Pierre Alexandre
(After)
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Painter:
Fragonard, Jean Honoré
(After)
Printmaker:
Delignon, Jean Louis
Draughtsman:
Freudenberger, Sigmund
(After)
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Draughtsman:
Le Prince, Jean Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
(After)
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Draughtsman:
Lavreince, Nicolas
(After)
Printmaker:
Kearnan, Thomas
Basevi, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Lewis, Frederick Christian
Painter:
Lawrence, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Printmaker:
Harraden, Richard Bankes
(After)
Printmaker:
June, John
Draughtsman:
Heckel, Augustin
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Fuseli, Johann Heinrich
(After)
Printmaker:
Ravenet, Simon François
Printmaker:
Delattre, Jean Marie
Painter:
Hogarth, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Draughtsman:
Heckel, Augustin
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Bonasone, Giulio
Draughtsman:
Fontana, Prospero
(After)
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