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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

Charles Bingham, Lord Lucan

Maker(s)

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

Self portrait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pether, William

An image of Print

John Huxham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Fisher, Edward
Painter: Reynell or Rennell, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

John Wenceslaus, Count Gallas

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Miss Coghlan

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Lady Katherine Hyde

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger
Painter: Dahl, Michael I (After)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Venus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Cosway, Richard (After)
Printer: Gamble, James

Ozias Humphry

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine
Publisher: Green, Valentine
Painter: Romney, George (After)

An image of Print

Christian VII, King of Denmark

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Fisher, Edward
Painter: Dance-Holland, Nathaniel (After)

An image of Print

George I, King of England (when Elector of Hanover)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Hirschmann, Johann Leonhard (After)

Jan Punt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Myn, George van der (After)

An image of Print

Frederick William I, King of Prussia

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

George II, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Miller, Andrew
Painter: Highmore, Joseph (After)

An image of Print

Prince George William

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Ann Mackenzie (née Sinclair)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Johnston, Andrew

An image of Print

William Bromley

Maker(s)

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

Haman's Condemnation

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Houston, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)
Publisher: Houston, Richard

An image of Print

Richard Wightwick

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John I
Publisher: Parker, Henry

An image of Print

Mrs Carter

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

John Chetwynd

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Medina, John Baptist de (After)

An image of Print

John Christopher Pepusch

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haecken, Alexander van
Painter: Hudson, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Claude Louis François de Regnier, Comte de Guerchy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Watson, James
Painter: Vanloo, Louis Michel (After)

Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

Maker(s)

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

François du Quesnoy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pether, William
Publisher: Sayer, Robert
Painter: Le Brun, Charles (After)

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