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 4,658 records attributed within our system.
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Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Publisher:
Smith, John
Printmaker:
Troost, Cornelis
Draughtsman:
Troost, Cornelis
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Dunkarton, Robert
Painter:
West, Benjamin
(After)
Publisher:
Dunkarton, Robert
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Vaillant, Wallerant
Painter:
Vaillant, Wallerant
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Painter:
Peters, Matthew William
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Williams, John Michael
(After)
Publisher:
Williams, John Michael
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John I
Publisher:
Bakewell, Thomas
Printmaker:
Brookshaw, Richard
Painter:
Roslin, Alexander
(After)
Publisher:
Brookshaw, Richard
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Read, Catherine
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Lely, Peter
(After)
Publisher:
Smith, John
Printmaker:
Esplens, Charles
Printmaker:
Esplens, John
Painter:
Scougal, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Marchi, Giuseppe Filippo Liberati
Publisher:
Watson, Thomas
Painter:
Marchi, Giuseppe Filippo Liberati
(After)
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