Mezzotint

Scope note

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.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053233

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Term used for

black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Print

Sir Thomas Parker

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Simon, John
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Tobias and the angel

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Browne, Alexander
Painter: Elsheimer, Adam (After)

An image of Print

Mary II, Queen of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

An image of Print

A young woman asleep next to a candle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Schalcken, Godfried (After)

An image of Print

Jan van Huysum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Halen, Arent Van
Painter: Boonen, Arnold (After)

An image of Print

George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)

An image of Print

St John the Baptist, three-quarter length seated to the right

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

An image of Print

Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)

An image of Print

William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Painter: Feuerlein, Johann Peter (After)

An image of Print

Nell Gwyn

Maker(s)

Publisher: Tempest, Pierce

An image of Print

Robert Clavering

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Painter: Gibson, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Frederick I, King of Prussia

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Elizabeth (née Felton), Countess of Bristol

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Dahl, Michael I (After)

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brooks, John
Painter: Hoare, William (After)

William Smith

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine
Painter: Opie, John (After)

An image of Print

John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)

An image of Print

Johannes Gessner

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haid, Johann Jakob
Publisher: Haid, Johann Jakob

An image of Print

Pieter Francius

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter
Painter: Werff, Adriaen van der (After)

An image of Print

William III, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Savage, John

An image of Print

Self portrait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter
Painter: Feuerlein, Johann Peter (After)

An image of Print

Sir Robert Laurie

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James, R.A.
Painter: Owen, William (After)

An image of Print

Charles II, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Anne, Queen of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)
Printmaker: Smith, John (After)

An image of Print

William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

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