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 4,746 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
300053303
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Brévière, Louis Henri
Draughtsman:
Gavarni, Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Porret, Henri Désiré
Draughtsman:
Gavarni, Paul
(After)
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
Author:
Trollope, Anthony
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Lawless, Matthew James
(After)
Printmaker:
Dalziel family
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
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