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.
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300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Gole, Jacob
Painter:
Dusart, Cornelis
(After)
Printmaker:
Haid, Johann Elias
Printmaker:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Largillière, Nicolas de
(After)
Printmaker:
Blois, Abraham de
Painter:
Lely, Peter
(After)
Publisher:
Visscher, Claes Claesz II
Printmaker:
Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Painter:
Wissing, Willem
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Clarke, William
Painter:
Riley, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Lely, Peter
(After)
Printmaker:
Brookshaw, Richard
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Publisher:
Bowles, John
Printmaker:
Chapman, R.
Printmaker:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Bernard, Louis
Painter:
Poërson, Charles
(After)
Printmaker:
Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Painter:
Wissing, Willem
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
White, George
Publisher:
Sympson, Samuel
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Painter:
Dahl, Michael I
(After)
Printmaker:
Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher:
Williams, Robert (C17th)
Painter:
Hill, Thomas (b.1661)
(After)
Printmaker:
Pickaert, Pieter
Publisher:
Schoonebeek, Adriaan
Painter:
Largillière, Nicolas de
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
(After)
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