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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

John Hoppner

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

William Pitt, Prime Minister

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Clint, George
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)
Publisher: Colnaghi & Co.

Sir Robert Thomas Wilson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Painter: Pickersgill, Henry William (After)

An image of Print

John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Colnaghi
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

An image of Print

Edward Vaux

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter: Shee, Martin Archer (After)

John Garnett

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Halls, John James (After)

An image of Print

River Wye

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Annis, William T.
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

Resting

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Strang, William

An image of Print

Derwentwater

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Inverary Castle and Town

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Portrait of Rembrandt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hunter, James Brownlee
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

An image of Print

Thomas Tomkins

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

An image of Print

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Woodburn, Samuel
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

An image of Print

"Biddeth me to prayer" (Prayer in the kirk)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Strang, William

An image of Print

Ship in a storm

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

The Stork and Aqueduct

Maker(s)

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

John Law

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Charles
Painter: Edridge, Henry (After)

Rembrandt's mother

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jautz, Karl
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

An image of Print

Index, No.2

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Strang, William

An image of Print

Henry Holland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Young, John
Publisher: Young, John
Painter: Rising, John (After)

An image of Print

George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Meyer, Henry Hoppner
Publisher: Colnaghi
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

Alexander Davison

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Barnard, William (printmaker)
Painter: Abbott, Lemuel Francis (After)

An image of Print

John Simpson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter: Jackson, John (After)

An image of Print

Joseph Wright

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James, R.A.
Publisher: Colnaghi
Painter: Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby) (After)

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