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:
Delaune, Étienne
Painter:
Delaune, Jean
(After)
Printmaker:
Edelinck, Gérard
Painter:
Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(After)
Printmaker:
Jode, Pieter II de
Painter:
Vecellio, Tiziano
(After)
Publisher:
Bonenfant
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Edelinck, Gérard
Painter:
Largillière, Nicolas de
(After)
Printmaker:
Masson, Antoine
Painter:
Mignard, Pierre
(After)
Printmaker:
Nanteuil, Robert
Printmaker:
Boulanger, Jean
Draughtsman:
Chauveau, François
(After)
Printmaker:
Edelinck, Gérard
Painter:
LaMare-Richart, Florent de
(After)
Printmaker:
Pine, John
Publisher:
Pine, John
Draughtsman:
Gravelot, Hubert François Bourguignon
(After)
Painter:
Vroom, Cornelis Hendricksz.
(After)
Printmaker:
Nanteuil, Robert
Painter:
Champaigne, Philippe de
(After)
Printmaker:
Edelinck, Gérard
Painter:
Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(After)
Printmaker:
Callot, Jacques
Draughtsman:
Rosselli, Matteo
(After)
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