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.
AAT
Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Walker, James (C18th)
Publisher:
Walker, James (C18th)
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, James
Publisher:
Watson, James
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Boitard, Louis-Philippe
Painter:
Groot, Johannes de
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Calligrapher:
Stewart, James Struthers
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Publisher:
Austin, William
Painter:
Lawrence, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Laurie, Robert
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Collet, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Painter:
Peters, Matthew William
(After)
Printmaker:
Dunkarton, Robert
Publisher:
Shropshire, Walter
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Wills, James
(After)
Printmaker:
Blondel, Georges Francois
Publisher:
Blondel, Georges Francois
Printmaker:
Watson, James (printer)
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
West, Benjamin
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Birchall, James
Painter:
Lawranson, William
(After)
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Printmaker:
Dixon, John
Publisher:
Boydell, Josiah
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Publisher:
Bradford, Thomas
Publisher:
Dixon, John
Publisher:
Hooper, S.
Publisher:
Burford, John
Printmaker:
Smith, John
(Possibly)
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Heemskerck, Egbert van (the elder)
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Shropshire, Walter
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, James (printer)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Gainsborough, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Lawrie, A.
Painter:
Raeburn, Henry
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Abbott, Lemuel Francis
Painter:
Abbott, Lemuel Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Mercier, Philippe
(After)
Publisher:
Bowles, John
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