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.
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Technique
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300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Ward, James
Publisher:
Ward, James
Publisher:
Ward, William
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Ward, William
Publisher:
Thompson, John P.
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, Thomas
Publisher:
Watson, Thomas
Publisher:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Evans, Benjamin Beale
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Publisher:
Boydell, Josiah
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Draughtsman:
Farington, George
(After)
Painter:
Bol, Ferdinand
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste I
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Publisher:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban
(After)
Printmaker:
Spilsbury, Jonathan
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Draughtsman:
Sanzio, Raffaello
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Painter:
[dup]Sanzio, Raffaello
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Draughtsman:
Sanzio, Raffaello
(After)
Printmaker:
Ward, James
Publisher:
Tabart, B.
Painter:
Morland, George
(After)
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