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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Technique
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300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Judkins, Elizabeth
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Dyck, Anthony van
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Overton, Henry
Painter:
Ellys, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Publisher:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Phillips, Charles
Publisher:
Phillips, Charles
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronet
(After)
Printmaker:
Dixon, John
Publisher:
Ryland, William Wynne
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Barnard, William (printmaker)
Painter:
Gainsborough, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Pether, William
Painter:
Pether, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Chamberlin, Mason
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Publisher:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Wissing, Willem
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Abbott, Lemuel Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Hudson, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Hoare, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Gascard, Henri
Painter:
Gascard, Henri
(After)
Printmaker:
McIntosh, J.
Publisher:
McIntosh, J.
Painter:
Ramsay, Allan I
(After)
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