Engraving

Scope note

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.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Reproduction type
Inscription type
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053231

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Narrower Terms used

copper engraving (printmaking process)
roulette

Term used for

Equivalent Terms used

burin work
copper engraving
line-engraving
line engraving

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

The Forge of Vulcan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaultier, Léonard
Painter: Cousin, Jean, the elder (After)

A Shield with a Lion's Head Held by a Woman breastfeeding a child.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Schongauer, Martin (Formerly attributed)

La Soirée d'hyver

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ingouf, François Robert
Draughtsman: Freudenberger, Sigmund (After)

La Sortie du l'Opera

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Malbeste, Georges
Printmaker: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

La Promenade du Matìn

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lingée, Charles Louis
Printmaker: Freudenberger, Sigmund (After)

Les Adieux

Maker(s)

Printmaker: De Launay, Robert
Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

Le Boudoir

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Maloeuvre, Pierre
Printmaker: Freudenberger, Sigmund (After)

N'ayez pas peur, ma bonne amie

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Helman, Isidore Stanislaus
Painter: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

La Soirée d'hyver

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ingouf, François Robert
Printmaker: Freudenberger, Sigmund (After)

Le Lever

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Romanet, Antoine Louis
Printmaker: Freudenberger, Sigmund (After)

Declaration de la grossesse

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
Printmaker: Martini, Pietro Antonio

La Grande Toilette

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Romanet, Antoine Louis
Draughtsman: Moreau, Jean Michel the younger (After)

Combe Martin, Devonshire

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Miller, William
Painter: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Combe Martin, Devonshire

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Miller, William
Painter: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Altar cross

Altar cross

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

The Times Book Club Catalogue, Christmas 1948

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hassall, Joan

The Saturday Book No. 10 - dust jacket

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hassall, Joan

The Saturday Book No. 10 - dust jacket

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hassall, Joan

The London Mystery Magazine - Front Cover

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hassall, Joan

The Saturday Book No. 10 - dust jacket

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hassall, Joan

The London Mystery Magazine - Front Cover

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hassall, Joan

Wine glass

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Goblet

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Goblet

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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