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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Inscription type
Material
300053231
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Huys, Frans
Printmaker:
Cort, Cornelis
(Possibly)
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Passe, Crispijn I de
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Gheyn, Jacob II de
(Attributed)
Draughtsman:
Bloemaert, Abraham
(After)
Printmaker:
Cort, Cornelis
Floris, Frans I
(After)
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Printmaker:
Cort, Cornelis
Floris, Frans I
(After)
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Printmaker:
Masson, Antoine
Draughtsman:
Masson, Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Masson, Antoine
Draughtsman:
Masson, Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Rousselet, Gilles
Publisher:
Rousselet, Gilles
Painter:
Bourdon, Sébastien
(After)
Printmaker:
Canot, Pierre Charles
Draughtsman:
Pillement, Jean-Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Deny, Jeanne
Publisher:
Leviez, Charles
Draughtsman:
Pillement, Jean-Baptiste
(After)
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