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:
Blondel, Georges Francois
Publisher:
Blondel, Georges Francois
Printmaker:
Watson, James
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Dunkarton, Robert
Publisher:
Macklin, Thomas
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Dunkarton, Robert
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Edwards, Edward
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Sayer & Bennett
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Painter:
Vecellio, Tiziano
(After)
Painter:
Caraglio, Jacopo
(After)
Painter:
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
(After)
Printmaker:
Dawe, George
Painter:
Raeburn, Henry
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Publisher:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Painter:
Mercier, Philippe
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Dandridge, Bartholomew
(After)
Printmaker:
Bowles, Carington
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Teniers, David II
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Publisher:
Bennett, J.
Printmaker:
Unknown
Publisher:
Smith, John (of Cheapside)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Purcell, Richard
(Attributed)
Painter:
Schalcken, Godfried
(After)
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Publisher:
Brydon, John
Painter:
Nollekens, Joseph
(After)
Printmaker:
Ward, James
Publisher:
Ward, James
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Painter:
Appiani, Andrea I
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Painter:
Vecellio, Tiziano
(After)
Painter:
Caraglio, Jacopo
(After)
Painter:
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
(After)
Printmaker:
Phillips, Charles
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Mola, Pier Francesco
(After)
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Thornton, Robert John
Painter:
Reinagle, Philip
(After)
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