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 4,658 records attributed within our system.
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300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Haid, Johann Gottfried
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Parker, Henry
Printmaker:
Schnell, Michael
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Heiss, Gottlieb, I
Printmaker:
Siegen, Ludwig von
Painter:
Honthorst, Gerrit van
(After)
Printmaker:
Siegen, Ludwig von
Painter:
Honthorst, Gerrit van
(After)
Printmaker:
Siegen, Ludwig von
Painter:
Honthorst, Gerrit van
(After)
Printmaker:
Ruprecht, Prince
Painter:
Merian, Matthäus II
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
(After)
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Printmaker:
Frye, Thomas
Painter:
Frye, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Bridgwater, Henry Scott
Painter:
Downman, John
(After)
Publisher:
Colnaghi
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Hysing, Hans
(After)
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Abbott, Lemuel Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Painter:
Drouais, François Hubert
(After)
Printmaker:
Doughty, William
Publisher:
Doughty, William
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, James
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Ramsay, Allan I
(After)
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