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
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Tassaert, Philippe Joseph
Publisher:
Tassaert, Philippe Joseph
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Keating, George
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Painter:
Morland, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Okey, Samuel
Publisher:
Okey, Samuel
Painter:
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, James
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Draughtsman:
Farington, George
(After)
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Printmaker:
Bolswert, Boëtius Adams
(After)
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Dolci, Carlo
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, Thomas
Publisher:
Watson, Thomas
Publisher:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Earlom, Richard
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, James
Publisher:
Bowles, John
Publisher:
Watson, James
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
McArdell, James
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Keating, George
Publisher:
Keating, George
Painter:
Lawrence, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Lucas, David
Painter:
Ross, William Charles
(After)
Publisher:
Brooker, J.
Publisher:
Lucas, David
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