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:
Lupton, Thomas Goff
Painter:
Phillips, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Abbott, Lemuel Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Cousins, Samuel
Publisher:
Colnaghi
Painter:
Lawrence, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Sixdeniers, Alexandre-Vincent
Printer:
Chardon le jeune, Michel Alfred
Author:
Giraudet
Publisher:
Goupil
Painter:
Charpentier, Auguste
(After)
Printmaker:
Cousins, Henry
Publisher:
Colnaghi
Publisher:
Roe, Robert
Painter:
Shee, Martin Archer
(After)
Printmaker:
Herkomer, Hubert von
Painter:
Herkomer, Hubert von
(After)
Printmaker:
Pichler, Johann Peter
Painter:
Huysum, Jan van
(After)
Printmaker:
Dixon, John
Draughtsman:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Strang, William
Printmaker:
Jacomb-Hood, George Percy
(After)
Printmaker:
Turner, Charles
Publisher:
Harraden, Richard
Painter:
Kirkby, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Gulland, Elizabeth
Printmaker:
Herkomer, Hubert von
(After)
Printmaker:
Turner, Charles
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Lucas, David
Painter:
Constable, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Lupton, Thomas Goff
Draughtsman:
Girtin, Thomas
(After)
Publisher:
Cooke, William Bernard
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