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

A Yorkshire Road (Wensleydale), plate I

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir
Draughtsman: De Wint, Peter (After)

Knaresborough

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir
Draughtsman: De Wint, Peter (After)

William Hepworth Thompson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Herkomer, Hubert von
Painter: Herkomer, Hubert von (After)

An image of Print

John Bigland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Painter: Smith, John Raphael (After)

An image of Print

The Match Seller

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Salter, William (After)

An image of Print

Thomas Lendrum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Earlom, Richard
Painter: Unknown (After)

Brook Bridges

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Painter: Owen, William (After)

Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Macon. View of a river from a terrace

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Watercress Gatherers

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Lupton, Thomas Goff
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

William Jennes Peareth

Maker(s)

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

Edward Jenner

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Publisher: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Smith, John Raphael (After)

An image of Print

Kingston Bank

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Solway Moss

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lupton, Thomas Goff
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

John Willis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Pegler, Charles William (After)

Catherine, Countess of Essex, when Miss Stephens

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Say, William
Publisher: Orme, Edward
Painter: Harlow, George Henry (After)

An image of Print

Edward Legge

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Henry IV, King of England, lying in state

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dunkarton, Robert
Printmaker: Briot, Isaac (After)
Printmaker: Quesnel, François (I) (Probably after)
Publisher: Woodburn, Samuel

Thomas Girtin

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher: Girtin, James
Painter: Opie, John (After)

An image of Print

Henri IV, King of France

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Charles
Painter: Owen, William (After)

Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel d'Orsay

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lewis, Frederick Christian I
Painter: Grant, Francis (After)

An image of Print

Francesco Bartolozzi

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, Samuel
Painter: Russell, John (After)

An image of Print

Chain of Alps from Grenoble to Chamberi

Maker(s)

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

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