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:
Vorsterman, Lucas Emil
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Nanteuil, Robert
Draughtsman:
Nanteuil, Robert
(After)
Publisher:
Nanteuil, Robert
Printmaker:
Delignon, Jean Louis
Painter:
Lavreince, Nicolas
(After)
Printmaker:
Delignon, Jean Louis
Painter:
Freudenberger, Sigmund
(After)
Printmaker:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Painter:
Greuze, Jean Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Painter:
Boucher, François
(Formerly attributed)
Printmaker:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Painter:
Freudenberger, Sigmund
(After)
Publisher:
Launay, Nicolas de
Printmaker:
Flipart, Jean Jacques
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Cars, Laurent
Printmaker:
Deny, Martial
Printmaker:
Deny, Jeanne
(Possibly)
Draughtsman:
Moitte, Francois Auguste
(After)
Printmaker:
Dequevauviller, François
Printmaker:
Lavreince, Nicolas
(After)
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Publisher:
Launay, Nicolas de
Printmaker:
Charpentier, Étienne
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(Formerly attributed)
Publisher:
Charpentier, Étienne
Printmaker:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Draughtsman:
Boucher, François
(After)
Publisher:
Beauvarlet, Jacques-Firmin
Printmaker:
Launay, Nicolas de
Painter:
Aubry, Étienne
(After)
Publisher:
Launay, Nicolas de
Printmaker:
Gaucher, Charles Étienne
Draughtsman:
Moreau, Jean Michel the younger
(After)
Publisher:
Gaucher, Charles Étienne
Printmaker:
Ghendt, Emmanuel de
Painter:
Baudouin, Pierre Antoine
(After)
Publisher:
Ghendt, Emmanuel de
Printmaker:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
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