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:
Finlayson, John
Publisher:
Finlayson, John
Painter:
Cotes, Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Gainsborough, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Painter:
Hodges, Charles Howard
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Publisher:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Painter:
Owen, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Publisher:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Publisher:
Lawranson, William
Painter:
Lawranson, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Trumbull, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Painter:
Roberts, James II
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Gautier d'Agoty, Jacques Fabien
Painter:
Coypel, Charles Antoine
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Publisher:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Majer, Jeremias
(After)
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
Lawrence, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Publisher:
Simon, John
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Painter:
Wissing, Willem
(After)
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