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:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Collaert, Adriaen
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Cort, Cornelis
Publisher:
Cort, Cornelis
Clovio, Giorgio Giulio (Julije Klovic)
(Possibly after)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Doetecom, Lucas
Printmaker:
Doetecom, Joannes I van
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Publisher:
Hendricx, Gillis
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Goltzius, Julius
Publisher:
Visscher, Claes Jansz. (Piscator)
Mostaert, Gillis
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Printmaker:
Galle, Cornelis I
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Collaert, Adriaen
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Heyden, Pieter van der
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Borrekens, Mattheus
Draughtsman:
Quellinus, Erasmus I
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Heyden, Pieter van der
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Publisher:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Collaert, Adriaen
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Huys, Frans
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Bruegel, Pieter, the elder
(After)
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Galle, Philips
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
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