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Mezzotint

Scope note

Intaglio process in which the surface of the plate is methodically roughened with a rocker to produce a dark background; areas may then be lightened using various scrapers. Produces a printed image having a continuous tonal range. PRTT

This term has 4,657 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053233

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Philip Mercier

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Mercier, Philippe (After)

Diana and her nymphs bathing in a woodland stream

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Smith, John (Formerly attributed)
Painter: Unknown (After)

Sir Thomas Harrison

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Fisher, Edward
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

Charles Cecil

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lens, Bernard II
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Vaart, Jan van der (After)

Sir Richard Gipps

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Closterman, John (After)

William Hayes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Park, Thomas
Painter: Cornish, John (After)

Betty Munro

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dixon, John
Painter: Falconet, Pierre (After)

Sir John Crispe

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Griffin, P.

Johan de Witt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blooteling, Abraham
Painter: Baen, Jan de (After)

Isaac Newton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Simon, John
Painter: Thornhill, James (After)

Augustus Keppel

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dickinson, William
Painter: Romney, George (After)

John Lockhart

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

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