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Etching

This term has 21,764 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Broader Terms used

<etching (printmaking process)>

Narrower Terms used

white-ground etching

Equivalent Terms used

hard-ground etching

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Lieuwe van Aitzema

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bary, Hendrik
Painter: Baen, Jan de (After)

William Dobson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: English, Josias
Painter: Dobson, William (After)
Publisher: Rowlett, Thomas

Isbrand van Diemerbroeck

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Edelinck, Jean
Draughtsman: Hooghe, Romeyn de (After)

Descartes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Grateloup, Jean-Baptiste de
Painter: Hals, Frans (After)

Fabio Chigi, Pope Alexander VII

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaywood, Richard
Draughtsman: Unknown (After)

John Trapp

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaywood, Richard

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