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
Painter:
Mostaert, Gillis
(After)
Printmaker:
Masson, Antoine
Painter:
Mignard, Pierre II
(After)
Printmaker:
Lépicié, Nicolas Bernard
Publisher:
Chéreau, François
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Draughtsman:
Diepenbeeck, Abraham Jansz. van
(After)
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Jan I
Publisher:
Sadeler, Jan I
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Publisher:
Jode, Gerard de
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Vorsterman, Lucas Emil
Publisher:
Enden, Martin I van den
Draughtsman:
Lievens, Jan
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Printmaker:
Cort, Cornelis
(After)
Draughtsman:
Floris, Frans I
(After)
Printmaker:
Gribelin, Simon
Publisher:
Gribelin, Simon
Painter:
Sanzio, Raffaello
(After)
Printmaker:
Suyderhoef, Jonas
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Printmaker:
White, Robert
Draughtsman:
White, Robert
(After)
Printmaker:
Sadeler, Egidius II
Draughtsman:
Dürer, Albrecht
(After)
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Sadeler family
Draughtsman:
Vos, Maarten de
(After)
Printmaker:
Unknown
Printmaker:
Matham, Jacob
(After)
Draughtsman:
Goltzius, Hendrik
(After)
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