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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

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

A man at a table smoking a pipe

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vaillant, Wallerant (Attributed)
Publisher: Covens, Jan
Publisher: Mortier, Corneille
Draughtsman: Metsu, Gabriel (Possibly after)

Pallas

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

Grinling Gibbons

Maker(s)

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

Catherine Parson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Verkolje, Jan I
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

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