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 4,633 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
12yrs ago
Printmaker:
Louw, Pieter
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Fouquet, Pierre
Printmaker:
Strange, W.
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Townley, Charles
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Townley, Charles
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Pether, William
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Draughtsman:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Martin, David
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Dunkarton, Robert
Printmaker:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Evans, Benjamin Beale
Printmaker:
Grebner, Willem
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Kamphoff, N. van
Printmaker:
Louw, Pieter
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Purcell, Richard
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Bowles, John
Printmaker:
Bleeck, Pieter van
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Spooner, Charles
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Printmaker:
Haid, Johann Gottfried
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Richards, B.
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Louw, Pieter
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, Thomas
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Hooper, S.
Publisher:
Shropshire, Walter
Publisher:
Watson, Thomas
Printmaker:
Haid, Johann Gottfried
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
De Wilde, Samuel
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
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