Printing process that produces images in line and with little tonal quality; the plate, usually of copper, is incised using a burin, the slight burr produced is scraped away, and the plate is inked for intaglio printing. OCA
This term has 20,804 records attributed within our system.
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300053231
14yrs ago
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Jan I
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Jan I
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Gheyn, Jacob II de
Publisher:
Gheyn, Jacob II de
Draughtsman:
Mander, Karel I van
(After)
Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Jan I
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Bickham, George II
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Publisher:
Bowles, John
Draughtsman:
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Bickham, George II
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Publisher:
Bowles, John
Draughtsman:
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Bickham, George II
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Publisher:
Bowles, John
Draughtsman:
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Publisher:
Visscher, Claes Claesz II
Watchmaker:
Windmills, Thomas
Case maker:
Jaques, Sarah
(Possibly)
Case maker:
Lee, John (case maker)
(Possibly)
Printmaker:
Scultori, Diana (Mantovana)
Painter:
Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)
(After)
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