Engraving

Scope note

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.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Reproduction type
Inscription type
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053231

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Narrower Terms used

copper engraving (printmaking process)
roulette

Term used for

Equivalent Terms used

burin work
copper engraving
line-engraving
line engraving

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Galle, Philips (Formerly attributed)
Publisher: Galle, Philips

Ecce Homo

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wierix, Hieronymus
Draughtsman: Vos, Maarten de (After)

Plate for LaFreri's Speculum Romanae magnificentiae

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brambilla, Ambrogio

Pilatus ablutis manibus, Christum morti addicit

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wierix, Hieronymus
Draughtsman: Vos, Maarten de (After)

The Entombment

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wierix, Hieronymus
Publisher: Luyck, Hans van
Draughtsman: Vos, Maarten de (After)

Desiderio desideravi hoc Pascha manducare vobiscum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wierix, Hieronymus
Publisher: Luyck, Hans van
Draughtsman: Vos, Maarten de (After)

An image of Print

Juan d'Autriche and Alexandre Farnèse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Leu, Thomas de

The Judgement of Paris

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bartolozzi, Francesco
Painter: Unknown (After)

An image of Print

Holy Family with St John the Baptist

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Troyen, Jan van
Painter: Polidoro da Lanciano (After)

Arms of John Holland, Herald Painter

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

An image of Print

The March to Finchley

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sullivan, Luke
Painter: Hogarth, William (After)

Christ on the Cross between the two thieves

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bolswert, Boëtius Adams
Painter: Rubens, Peter Paul (After)

An image of Print

St Luke painting the Virgin

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vellert, Dirk

Eve and Cain

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vellert, Dirk

The temptation of Christ

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vellert, Dirk

An image of Construction

Construction

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Brown, Denis
Author: Byron, Catherine

Ten of Clubs

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Five of Clubs

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Queen of Spades

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

King of Diamonds

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Three of Hearts

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Seven of Clubs

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Five of Hearts

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Winter

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Saenredam, Jan (After)

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