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

Rosamond and Queen Eleanor

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Penny, Edward (After)

An image of Print

An old couple

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Heemskerck, Egbert van (the elder) (After)

William Davidson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jones, John
Publisher: Jones, John
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

George Lambert

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Banck, Jan van der (After)

Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool when Lord Hawkesbury

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Murphy, John
Publisher: Murphy, John
Painter: Romney, George (After)

An image of Print

Sir Charles Wager

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Whood or Wood, Isaac (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Eleanor Gwynn

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

An image of Print

George Mackenzie, Earl of Cromertie, and his wives, Ann (née Sinclair) and Margaret (née Wemyss)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Johnston, Andrew

Charles Pichegru

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Mary Morant (née Goddard)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Townley, Charles
Publisher: Townley, Charles
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

An image of Print

Peter August, attendant to the Duke of Savoy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

An image of Print

Charlotte Dundas, when Lady Fitzwilliam

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

An image of Print

Mademoiselle Clermont

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Publisher: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Smith, John Raphael (After)

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, with his brother Francis.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

An image of Print

Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pelham, Peter
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Gibson, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Charles Seymour, Duke of Somerset

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John I
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)
Publisher: Bakewell, Thomas

George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Keating, George
Painter: Romney, George (After)

An image of Print

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Watson, James
Publisher: Bowles, Carington
Painter: Hoare, William (After)

An image of Print

Sir James Wishart

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Dahl, Michael I (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Caroline, Queen of George II

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Henry Gyles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Place, Francis

An image of Print

William Patten of Waynflete

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John I

An image of Print

Harriet Powell

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Judkins, Elizabeth
Publisher: Sayer, Robert
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

An image of Print

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Taylor, Thomas
Publisher: Hammond, H.
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

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