Wood engraving

Scope note

A relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the grain end of a wood block; distinct from "woodcut (process)," which is a relief process using the plank side of a wood block.

This term has 4,766 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053303

Broader Terms used

<relief printmaking processes>

Narrower Terms used

chiaroscuro wood engraving

Term used for

engraving, wood
wood-engraving
xylography

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Talbothays

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Parker, Agnes Miller

Untitled

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rooke, Noel

King Lear: The Storm

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Craig, Edward Gordon

Lords and Ladies

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George

Christmas Greetings (Holly design)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George

An image of Print

Epiphany

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gill, Eric

The End

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pellew, Claughton

Harvest under a Waning Moon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Palmer, Samuel
Printer: Temple Sheen Press

Boatyard, Walton-on-Thames (The Boathouse)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George

Charity / La Charité

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Chloe Bathes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Illustration to "Robinson Crusoe"

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Craig, Edward Gordon

Frontispiece: Thenot and Colinet

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Pietà

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen
Draughtsman: Raverat, Jacques Pierre

Decorative design

In the Western States of America - Bartering with Indians

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Houghton, Arthur Boyd
Printmaker: Swain, Joseph

Bathers (Baigneuses)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Malus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George

The Chantry

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George

Stress

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Paynter, Hilary

Street by Moonlight, Vence

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

Durham Cathedral

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dalby, Claire

Christmas Greetings, 1950 (Dead Trees by the River)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mackley, George
Printer: Favil Press

Old People

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raverat, Gwendolen

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