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

John Kemble in the Count Marbonne

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sadler, William
Publisher: Allen, William (18thC)

Portrait of Rembrandt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Earlom, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)
Publisher: Boydell, John

Richard Edwards

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dickinson, William
Painter: Dance-Holland, Nathaniel (After)

An image of Print

Emanuel Hendricks

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Laurie, Robert
Painter: Dighton, Robert (After)

Mr. John Broughton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Elizabeth Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wilson, James (18thC)
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

An image of Print

James Stephens

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dickinson, William
Painter: Unknown (After)

An image of Print

Charles II, King of England

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Thomas Coulson

Maker(s)

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

Sir Robert Ladbroke

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Hudson, Thomas (After)

Saskia as Flora

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pether, William
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

The Jewish Bride

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Preissler, Valentin Daniel
Publisher: Preissler, Valentin Daniel
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

An image of Print

Monsieur de St George

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Publisher: Bradshaw, Thomas
Painter: Brown, Mather (After)

An image of Print

Robert Woodlark

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John I
Publisher: Bakewell, Thomas

An image of Print

Henry Fox

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Liotard, Jean Étienne (After)

An image of Print

John Somers, Baron Somers

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Richardson, Jonathan (After)

An image of Print

John Wilkes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dickinson, William
Painter: Pine, Robert Edge (After)

An image of Print

Marie de Levis, Vicomtesse de Sarsfield

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine

The Burgomaster

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Houston, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

Henry, Duke of Lancaster

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John I
Publisher: Bakewell, Thomas

Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland as Minerva

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Watson, Thomas
Publisher: Watson, Thomas
Publisher: Shropshire, Walter
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Davison, Jeremiah (After)

An image of Print

Miss Brown in the Character of Clara

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Publisher: Humphrey, William
Smith, John Raphael (After)

Sir Richard Pearson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Watson, James
Publisher: Boydell, John
Painter: Grignion, Charles II (After)

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