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:
Helman, Isidore Stanislaus
Printmaker:
Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
(After)
Printmaker:
Macret, Charles François Adrien
Painter:
González Ruiz, Antonio
(After)
Printmaker:
Blot, Maurice
Painter:
Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth
(After)
Printmaker:
Simonet, Jean Baptiste Blaise
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Surugue, Pierre-Louis de
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Surugue, Louis
Printmaker:
Surugue, Louis
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Surugue, Louis
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Simonet, Jean Baptiste Blaise
Printmaker:
Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
Draughtsman:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Trière, Philippe
Painter:
Dugourc, Jean Démosthène
(After)
Printmaker:
Voyez, François
Draughtsman:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Saint-Aubin, Augustin de
Printmaker:
Pasquier, Jacques Jean
Painter:
Boucher, François
(After)
Printmaker:
Lépicié, Bernard
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Surugue, Louis
Printmaker:
Le Beau, Pierre Adrien
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Publisher:
Launay, Nicolas de
Printmaker:
Porporati, Carlo Antonio
Painter:
Greuze, Jean Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Saint-Aubin, Augustin de
Printmaker:
Pruneau, Noël
Painter:
Le Prince, Jean Baptiste
(After)
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