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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

The entrance of the Medway

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Cut string

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Balakjian, Marc

St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir
Painter: Cotman, John Sell (After)

Christian Descending into the Valley of Humiliation

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Palmer, Samuel (After)

Lord Tennyson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir
Painter: Watts, George Frederick (After)
Publisher: Dunthorne, Robert

Stag being attacked by four lynxes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ridinger, Johann Elias

Triangular flap

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Balakjian, Marc

Nithsdale

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir

Paul Before Felix Burlesqued

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Time Smoking a Picture

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Daniel Lock Esq.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Hogarth, William (After)

An image of Print

Lady Williams

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)
Publisher: Bowles, John

An image of Print

Count Ferdinand D'Ada

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Publisher: Smith, John

Portrait of a man in his study

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

King Charles I

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Printmaker: Smith, John (After)
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

The boxer Daniel Mendoza

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kingsbury, Henry
Printer: Robineau, Charles Jean
Publisher: Fores, Samuel William

The boxer Thomas Cribb

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Young, John
Artist: Guest, Thomas Douglas (After)
Publisher: Molteno, Anthony
Publisher: Colnaghi

An image of Print

The boxer Richard Humphreys

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Young, John
Publisher: Hoppner, John

An image of Print

Portrait of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gole, Jacob

La Femme de biais

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boussingault, Jean Louis

Le Ring

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Daragnès, Jean-Gabriel

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine

La Mélée

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Daragnès, Jean-Gabriel

Mr Wharton with his horse Delphine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Agasse, Jacques Laurent (After)

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