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:
Coornhert, Dirk Volkertsz
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(Formerly after)
Printmaker:
Vertue, George
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Muller, Harmen Jansz.
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Heemskerck, Maerten van
(After)
Printmaker:
Scultori, Diana (Mantovana)
Painter:
Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)
(After)
Publisher:
Lafréry, Antonio
Printmaker:
Goltzius, Julius
Draughtsman:
Bol, Hans
(After)
Publisher:
Luyck, Hans van
Printmaker:
Unknown
Sculptor:
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(After)
Publisher:
Salamanca, Antonio
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Schelte Adams
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(Possibly after)
Printmaker:
Letton, Thomas
Publisher:
Brunias, Agostino
Draughtsman:
Brunias, Agostino
(After)
Printmaker:
Peltro, John
Designer:
Chesham, Francis
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Dodd, Robert
(After)
Printmaker:
Ficquet, Etienne
Publisher:
Odieuvre, Michel
Printmaker:
Ficquet, Etienne
Draughtsman:
Nanteuil, Robert
(After)
Printmaker:
Passe, Crispijn II de
Painter:
Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de
(After)
Printmaker:
Ficquet, Etienne
Publisher:
Odieuvre, Michel
Painter:
Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(After)
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