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 4,658 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

14yrs ago

Connected records

Garden Scene with Two Women

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lewis, Frederick Christian I

Portrait of a man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David (Attributed to)
Painter: Unknown (After)

Landscape with a waterfall

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lewis, Frederick Christian I

Mountain landscape with a waterfall

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

Mrs. Sheridan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Stamp, Ernest
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas (After)

Dover fishing boats coming in

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

Landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

Landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

At Enfield (On the River Tamar)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lewis, Frederick Christian I
Printmaker: Lewis, George Robert

Landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

Woodman in a storm

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas (After)

A waterfall, rocks in foreground

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

Seascape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Unknown (After)

A Glimpse of the Severn

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wilson, Eli Marsden

Vieille Gouge

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rops, Félicien Joseph Victor
Printer: Porcaboeuf

An image of Print

Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gascar, Henri (Attributed)

An image of Print

Dr Metcalfe

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

An image of Print

William III, King of England, when Prince of Orange

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Somer, Johannes van

An image of Print

Sir Matthew Hale

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Unknown (After)

William Windham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jones, John
Publisher: Jones, John
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Dandridge, Bartholomew (After)

An image of Print

Nicola Cosimo

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

James Reynolds

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Parmentier, James (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Fieldmarshall Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter
Painter: Closterman, John (After)

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