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

Shute Barrington

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Sophia Dorothea, Queen of Prussia

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Weidemann, Friedrich Wilhelm (After)

An image of Print

Princess Mary of Hesse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Pond, Arthur (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Elizabeth Billington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dunkarton, Robert
Draughtsman: Downman, John (After)

An image of Print

Mary of Modena, Queen of James II

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Queen Elizabeth I

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Bickham, George I
Painter: Hilliard, Nicholas (After)

An image of Print

Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John I
Publisher: Bakewell, Thomas

An image of Print

Samuel Smith

Maker(s)

Printmaker: White, George
Painter: Gouge, E. (After)

The presentation in the temple

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Earlom, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)
Publisher: Boydell, John

An image of Print

Edward Waddington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Winstanley, Hamlet (After)
Publisher: Overton, Henry

An image of Print

Sir Stephen Fox

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Simon, John
Painter: Backer, John James (After)

An image of Print

Stephen Hales

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Hudson, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Isabella (van Aerson), Countess of Auverquerque

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Robert Robinson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Spilsbury, Jonathan
Painter: Downman, John (After)

An image of Print

Caroline, Queen of George II

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

John Hill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hudson, Henry

An image of Print

Josiah Hort

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Sir John Jennings

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)
Publisher: Bowles, Thomas II

An image of Print

Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: White, George
Painter: Murray, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Watson, Thomas
Publisher: Watson, Thomas
Publisher: Shropshire, Walter
Painter: Gardner, Daniel (After)

An image of Print

Daniel Turner

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II

Hector Rose

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Murphy, John
Painter: Dupont, Richard Gainsborough (After)

An image of Print

Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough, when Lady Russell

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Mary, Duchess of Montagu

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John

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