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.
AAT
Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Gole, Jacob
Painter:
Hirschmann, Johann Leonhard
(After)
Printmaker:
Beckett, Isaac
Painter:
Vois, Ary de
(After)
Publisher:
Beckett, Isaac
Printmaker:
Heiss, Elias Christoph
Painter:
Amling, Karl Gustav (von)
(After)
Printmaker:
Drevet, Pierre
Draughtsman:
Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(After)
Printmaker:
Drevet, Pierre
Draughtsman:
Rigaud, Hyacinthe
(After)
Printmaker:
Picart, Bernard
Painter:
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(After)
Publisher:
Picart, Bernard
Printmaker:
Caulfield, Sean
Author:
Hart, Jonathan
Designer:
Colberg, Susan
Publisher:
University of Alberta
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Laroon, Marcellus I
(After)
Printmaker:
Faithorne, William, the Younger
Publisher:
Cooper, Edward
Printmaker:
Simon, John
Painter:
Rusca or Ruschi, Cavaliere Carlo Francesco
(After)
Illustrator:
Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poiré)
Publisher:
Librairie Plon
Publisher:
E. Plon, Nourrit et cie
Illustrator:
Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poiré)
Publisher:
Librairie Plon
Author:
Johnston, Edward
Publisher:
Klinkhardt und Biermann
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