Mezzotint

Scope note

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.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053233

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Term used for

black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Print

Alexander Pope

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Fiamingo

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James

Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Townley, Charles
Publisher: Townley, Charles
Printer: Richards, Craven William
Painter: Beechey, William (After)

An image of Print

James I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)
Publisher: Bowles & Carver

Sir Samuel Greig

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Walker, James (C18th)
Publisher: Walker, James (C18th)
Painter: Levickij, Dmitrij Grigor'evic (After)
Publisher: Dean, John

An image of Print

James Northcote

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kingsbury, Henry
Draughtsman: Hoare, Prince (After)

An image of Print

Christopher Pinchbeck

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Humphrey, William
Publisher: Hebb, William
Draughtsman: Cunningham, Edward Francis (Francesco Calza or Calze) (After)

An image of Print

Peter Pindar [John Walcot]

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hodges, Charles Howard
Painter: Opie, John (After)

An image of Print

Sir James Thornhill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Highmore, Joseph (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Eaton Stannard

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Miller, Andrew
Painter: Latham, James (After)

An image of Print

William Pitt the Younger

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haid, Johann Elias (Attributed)
Publisher: Haid, Johann Elias

Village scene with horses tied to a post at right and behind them to the left men with whips trying to calm a bucking horse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rugendas, Christian

An image of Print

Guyonne Hyacinthe, Countess of Jarnac

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kingsbury, Henry
Publisher: Humphrey, William

An image of Print

Christopher Rawlinson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Grace, A. (After)

An image of Print

Humphrey French

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

An image of Print

Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Mary, Queen of Scots

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John

An image of Print

Frances Abington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wilson, James (18thC)
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

An image of Print

George Graham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ryley, Thomas
Publisher: Sayer, Robert

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hudson, Henry
Publisher: Simpson, Thomas (C18th)
Painter: Brown, Mather (After)

An image of Print

Called Rev Dr Samuel Clarke

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

An image of Print

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pelham, Peter
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Alexander Pope

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Vanloo, Jean Baptiste (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Nelly and Jenny Bennet

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Marchi, Giuseppe Filippo Liberati
Painter: Nixon, John (After)

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