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:
Huquier, Gabriel
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Publisher:
Huquier, Gabriel
Publisher:
Chéreau, la Veuve
Printmaker:
Collaert, Adriaen
Publisher:
Collaert, Adriaen
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Teniers, David II
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Unknown
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Michau, Theobald
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Pouwelszoon, Claes
Publisher:
Reyger, Pieter de
Draughtsman:
Uyttenbroeck, Moysesz Matheusz van
(After)
Printmaker:
Furnius, Pieter Jalhea
Publisher:
Cock, Hieronymus
Draughtsman:
Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano)
(After)
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Vernet, Joseph
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Unknown
Draughtsman:
Goltzius, Hendrik
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, George (of Chichester)
Printmaker:
Smith, John (of Chichester)
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Printmaker:
Audran, Jean
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Publisher:
Audran, Jean
Printmaker:
Huquier, Gabriel
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Publisher:
Chéreau, la Veuve
Printmaker:
Audran, Jean
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Publisher:
Audran, Jean
Printmaker:
Houbraken, Jacobus
Painter:
Limborch, Michiel D. van
(After)
Printmaker:
Chéreau, François
Draughtsman:
Gillot, Claude
(After)
Printmaker:
Dunker, Balthasar Anton
Printmaker:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Painter:
Brueghel, Jan, the elder
(After)
Publisher:
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe
Printmaker:
Mitchell, James
Painter:
Le Nain, Antoine
(After)
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