Mezzotint

Scope note

Intaglio process in which the surface of the plate is methodically roughened with a rocker to produce a dark background; areas may then be lightened using various scrapers. Produces a printed image having a continuous tonal range. PRTT

This term has 4,633 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053233

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Term used for

black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Print

Charles I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sherwin, William

An image of Print

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)

An image of Print

Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of Bristol as 'Flora'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brookshaw, Richard
Painter: Pyle, Robert (After)

An image of Print

Mary of Modena

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)

An image of Print

Sigismund Kollonitsch

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bruggen, Jan van der

An image of Print

Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blois, Abraham de
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)
Publisher: Visscher, Claes Claesz II

An image of Print

Lady Helena (Perceval), Rawdon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brooks, John
Painter: Latham, James (After)

An image of Print

Abel Roper

Maker(s)

Printmaker: White, George
Painter: Hysing, Hans (After)

An image of Print

George Weld

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sherwin, William

John Somers, Baron Somers

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Charles I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Smith, John

An image of Print

William Romaine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher: Telling, T.
Painter: Singleton, Henry (After)

An image of Print

Madam Baker

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)
Publisher: Beckett, Isaac

An image of Print

Venus and Adonis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Poussin, Nicolas (After)

An image of Print

Henry Fitzroy, 1st duke of Grafton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)
Publisher: Beckett, Isaac

An image of Print

Mary Feilding, née Swift

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)
Publisher: Beckett, Isaac

Charles XIV (Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte), King of Sweden and of Norway

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dickinson, William
Painter: Gérard, François Pascal Simon, baron (After)

An image of Print

Charles I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Smith, John

An image of Print

John III Sobieski, King of Poland

Maker(s)

Publisher: Tempest, Pierce
Painter: Unknown (After)

An image of Print

Catherine Countess of Dorchester

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)
Publisher: Beckett, Isaac

An image of Print

Richard Low

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac

An image of Print

Gerard de Lairesse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter
Painter: Lairesse, Gerard de (After)

Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Tonson, Jacob
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

A woman holding a feather fan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

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