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.
AAT
Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
King, Thomas (18thC)
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Miller, Andrew
Publisher:
Miller, Andrew
Painter:
Ford, Michael
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Ziesenis, Johann Georg
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Austin, William
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Seton, Christopher
Painter:
Pesne, Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Banck, Jan van der
(After)
Printmaker:
Grozer, Joseph
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Hamilton, Gavin
(After)
Printmaker:
Hudson, Henry
Publisher:
Hudson, Henry
Painter:
Peters, Matthew William
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Burke, Thomas
Publisher:
Ryland, William Wynne
Painter:
Kauffmann, Angelica
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Haytley, Edward
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Richardson, William
Painter:
Soest, Gerard
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Publisher:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Jacobé, Johann
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Zoffany, Johann Joseph
(After)
Printmaker:
Dean, John
Publisher:
Dean, John
Painter:
Hoppner, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Murray, William
Painter:
Raeburn, Henry
(After)
Printmaker:
Marchi, Giuseppe Filippo Liberati
Publisher:
Wesson, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Dahl, Michael I
(After)
This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Terminology definition for: mezzotint" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-29420 Accessed: 2026-07-05 14:54:44
To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-29420|title=Terminology definition for: mezzotint|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-07-05 14:54:44|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-29420
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...