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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

Jeremiah Burroughes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaywood, Richard
Draughtsman: Unknown (After)
Publisher: Stent, Peter

Henrietta Maria

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaywood, Richard (Attributed)
Publisher: Walton, Robert

Charles I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaywood, Richard (Attributed)
Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus (After)
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)
Publisher: Stent, Peter

Descartes

Maker(s)

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

Mr. Ferdinand van Collen

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Houbraken, Jacobus
Draughtsman: Wandelaar, Jan (After)

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