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

Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Chesterfield

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

George Marquis of Blandford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Barney, William Whiston
Painter: Cosway, Richard (After)

An image of Print

Robert 'Beau' Feilding

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter: Smith, Colvin (After)

An image of Print

Ann Windham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)

An image of Print

Barbara Palmer (n�e Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Four nude infants, one chasing the other three wearing a grotesque mask

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Lemens, Balthasar van (After)

An image of Print

Samuel Clarke

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Painter: Gibson, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Charles I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)
Publisher: Smith, John

Rembrant in a wide cap

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Harvey, J.
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)
Publisher: Ackermann, Rudolph

Called Jacques Philippe Le Bas

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brookshaw, Richard
Painter: Roslin, Alexander (After)
Publisher: Brookshaw, Richard

An image of Print

Catharine, Queen of Charles II

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Robert Feilding

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Christopher Duke of Albemarle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Murray, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger

An image of Print

Princess Isabella, daughter of James II and Mary of Modena

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)
Publisher: Browne, Alexander

An image of Print

Jane (Leveson-Gower) Countess of Clarendon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beard, Thomas
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

John Duke of Lauderdale

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Riley, John (After)

An image of Print

Sir Edmund King

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

An image of Print

Sir Samuel Garth

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Jacob van Schuppen

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bruggen, Jan van der

An image of Print

Sir Robert Walpole

Maker(s)

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

Anne Kirke (née Killigrew)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

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