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
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300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Walker, James (C18th)
Publisher:
Walker, James (C18th)
Painter:
Wheatley, Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Ward, James
Publisher:
Poggi, Antonio Cesare
Painter:
Beechey, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Brown, John (publisher)
Draughtsman:
Stothard, Thomas
(After)
Painter:
Peale, Charles Willson
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Publisher:
Cowen, George
Painter:
Stuart, Gilbert
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Publisher:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Banck, Jan van der
(After)
Printmaker:
Laurie, Robert
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Millar, James
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Painter:
Vecellio, Tiziano
(After)
Painter:
Caraglio, Jacopo
(After)
Painter:
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
(After)
Printmaker:
Ward, William
Publisher:
Ward, William
Painter:
Chandler, John Westbrooke
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Publisher:
Watson, Thomas
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Publisher:
Dickinson, William
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Myn, George van der
(After)
Printmaker:
Blondel, Georges Francois
Publisher:
Blondel, Georges Francois
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Somer, Paulus I van
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
(After)
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby)
(After)
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